galère

See also: galere and galéré

French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Catalan galera, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Medieval Latin galēra, alternative form of galea, from late (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek γαλέα (galéa). Compare galée, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French, directly from galea

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.lɛʁ/

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Noun

galère f (plural galères)

1. (nautical) galley (kind of ship)

   Synonym: galée

2. (in the plural) torturous forced labor (long done at the oars of state galleys)

   Synonym: bagne

   envoyer aux galères ― send [them] to forced labor

3. (by extension, informal) a terrible task, drudge, ordeal

   c’est une galère ― it's a hassle

4. oven type
5. (historical) mason's cart, for loading building materials
6. a group of people having a common interest, esp a coterie of undesirable people
7. an unpleasant situation

Derived terms

• galérien m

Related terms

• galéasse

Verb

galère

1. first-person singular present indicative of galérer
2. third-person singular present indicative of galérer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of galérer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of galérer
5. second-person singular imperative of galérer

Further reading

• “galère”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• égaler, gèlera, régale, régalé, regela