calumet

kalymɛ

Definition

Definition of calumet - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

objet rituelpipe sacrée fumée par les peuples nord-amérindiens lors de cérémonies

Les anciens fumaient le calumet pour célébrer la paix.

symbole paixsymbole représentant la paix et la réconciliation

Ils ont enterré le calumet de guerre pour faire la paix.

signe de paix

symbole de paix

boisson

Dated

tuyau ou paille servant à conduire un liquide

Dated

Il boit son cocktail avec un calumet en plastique.

paille

tube

tuyau

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tuyau ou paille servant à conduire un liquide

Expressions with calumet

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calumet de la paix

pipe sacrée des peuples amérindiens utilisée lors de cérémonies importantes

Les chefs ont fumé le calumet de la paix pour sceller leur alliance.

fumer le calumet de la paix

faire la paix après un conflit ou une dispute

Après leur querelle, ils ont décidé de fumer le calumet de la paix.

Origin of calumet

français, calumet (mot amérindien, pipe cérémonielle)

Examples of calumet in a sentence

Ils ont partagé le calumet autour du feu sacré.
Le chef a brandi le calumet lors de la cérémonie.
Le calumet symbolise l’union entre les deux tribus.
Le serveur a oublié de mettre un calumet dans mon verre.
Les enfants s'amusent à souffler dans un calumet coloré.

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English:peace pipe, calumet, ...
German:Friedenspfeife, Trinkhalm, ...
Italian:calumet, calumet della pace, ...
Spanish:calumet, pipa de la paz, ...
Portuguese:cachimbo da paz, palhinha, ...
Chinese:卡鲁梅特, 和平之烟斗, ...
Japanese:聖なるパイプ, 平和のパイプ, ...
Arabic:كالوميت, غليون السلام, ...
Hebrew:מִקְטֶרֶת הַשָּׁלוֹם, סֵמֶל הַשָּׁלוֹם, ...
Russian:калюмет, трубочка, ...
Ukrainian:калімет, трубка миру, ...
Catalan:calumet, pipa de la pau, ...
Danish:kalumet, sugerør, ...
Dutch:heilige pijp, calumet, ...
Greek:καλιουμέ, σύμβολο ειρήνης, ...
Khmer:កាលុមេ, បំពង់ជក់សន្តិភាព, ...
Korean:의식용 파이프, 평화의 상징, ...
Polish:kalumet, fajka pokoju, ...
Portuguese (BR):calumete, cachimbo da paz, ...
Romanian:calumet, pipă a păcii, ...
Swedish:fredspipa, sugrör, ...
Thai:ไปป์ศักดิ์สิทธิ์, ไปป์สันติภาพ, ...
Turkish:kutsal pipo, barış sembolü, ...
Vietnamese:ống tẩu linh thiêng, ống điếu hòa bình, ...

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