calife

kalif

Definition

Definition of calife - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

islam

Dated

chef religieux et politique qui dirigeait les musulmans après Mahomet

Dated

Le calife gouvernait un immense empire musulman au Moyen Âge.

chef musulman

imam

tauromachie

Dated

titre spécial donné par Cordoue à un torero exceptionnel

Dated

Ce torero espagnol a reçu le titre de calife pour son courage.

maestro

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Expressions with calife

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calife à la place du calife

personne qui veut prendre la place de pouvoir de quelqu'un par ambition

Il joue le calife à la place du calife depuis son arrivée.

Origin of calife

arabe, khalīfa (successeur)

Terms with calife included in their meaning

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califat

pouvoir religieux

territoire gouverné par un calife et son système politique

commandeur des croyants

islam

titre du calife, chef spirituel et temporel des musulmans

califat

histoire dynastique

période durant laquelle un calife exerce son pouvoir

khalifat

période historique

période pendant laquelle un calife exerce son pouvoir

khalifat

territoire politique

territoire et régime gouvernés par un calife

khalifat

autorité religieuse

fonction et autorité religieuse et politique du calife

Examples of calife in a sentence

Des historiens étudient la succession des califes.
Il rêvait de devenir calife dans l’arène de Cordoue.
Le public a acclamé le nouveau calife après la corrida.

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English:caliph, champion bullfighter, ...
German:Kalif, ...
Italian:califfo, ...
Spanish:califa, ...
Portuguese:califa, toureiro de destaque, ...
Chinese:哈里发, 斗牛之王, ...
Japanese:カリフ, カリフの称号, ...
Arabic:خليفة, ...
Hebrew:חֲלִיף, חָ'לִיף, ...
Russian:халиф, калиф, ...
Ukrainian:халіф, каліф, ...
Catalan:califa, ...
Danish:kalif, ærestitel for en usædvanlig tyrefægter i Córdoba, ...
Dutch:kalief, kalief van de stierengevechten, ...
Greek:χαλίφης, ...
Hungarian:kalifa, Córdoba által kivételes torreádornak adományozott díszcím, ...
Khmer:កាលីហ្វ, ងារកិត្តិយសសម្រាប់អ្នកប្រយុទ្ធគោឆ្នើម, ...
Korean:칼리프, ...
Polish:kalif, tytuł honorowy dla wybitnego torreadora w Kordobie, ...
Portuguese (BR):califa, ...
Romanian:calif, titlu de calif, ...
Swedish:kalif, heders titel för en exceptionell tjurfäktare i Córdoba, ...
Thai:คอลีฟะห์, ตำแหน่งกิตติมศักดิ์สำหรับมาทาดอร์ยอดเยี่ยม, ...
Turkish:halife, kalif, ...
Vietnamese:khalip, calife, ...

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Definition of calife - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

Expressions with calife

Origin of calife

Terms related to calife

Terms with calife included in their meaning

Examples of calife in a sentence

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