barbaresque

baʁbaʁɛsk

Definition

Definition of barbaresque - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

corsaire

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pirate musulman qui attaquait les navires en méditerranée

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Les barbaresques terrorisaient les côtes européennes au XVIe siècle.

Adjective

géographie

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qui concerne la région du Maghreb ancien et ses peuples berbères

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Les traditions barbaresques ont marqué l'histoire de l'Afrique du Nord.

berbère

maghrébin

piraterie

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qui concerne les pirates et corsaires de la Méditerranée musulmane

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Les navires barbaresques terrorisaient les côtes européennes au seizième siècle.

corsaire

pirate

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Origin of barbaresque

italien, barbaro (barbarian) + suffixe -esque (style)

Examples of barbaresque in a sentence

Les barbaresques étaient redoutés par tous les marins.
L’architecture barbaresque fascine les historiens.
Des pirates barbaresques attaquaient les côtes méditerranéennes.
La flotte barbaresque attaquait les navires marchands.
Une forteresse barbaresque dominait le port.

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English:Barbary pirate, Barbary, ...
German:Barbareske, barbaresk, ...
Italian:barbaresco, del Maghreb antico, ...
Spanish:berberisco, barbaresco, ...
Portuguese:corsário, barbaresco, ...
Chinese:巴巴里海盗, 巴巴里地区的, ...
Japanese:バルバリア海賊, マグリブの, ...
Arabic:قرصان بربري, أمازيغي, ...
Hebrew:בַּרְבָּרִי, בַּרְבָּרִי מַגְרֶבִּי, ...
Russian:берберийский пират, берберский, ...
Ukrainian:берберський пірат, берберський, ...
Catalan:barbaresc, berberesc, ...
Danish:barbareskkorsar, barbaresk, ...
Dutch:Barbary piraat, Barbarijse, ...
Greek:βαρβαρέσκος, Βερβερικός, ...
Khmer:ចោរសមុទ្របាបារី, ដែលពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងម៉ាហ្គ្រេបបុរាណ, ...
Korean:바르바리 해적, 마그레브의, ...
Polish:berberyjski pirat, berberyjski, ...
Portuguese (BR):barbaresco, do Magrebe, ...
Romanian:corsar, barbaresc, ...
Swedish:barbareskkorsar, barbaresk, ...
Thai:โจรสลัดบาร์บารี, เกี่ยวกับบาร์บารี, ...
Turkish:Berberi korsan, Mağrip bölgesine ait, ...
Vietnamese:cướp biển Barbary, thuộc về người Berber, ...

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Definition of barbaresque - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

Adjective

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