cantonnier

kɑ̃tɔnje

cantonnière

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Definition of cantonnier - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

nettoyage

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personne qui s'occupe du nettoyage des rues

Dated

Le cantonnier balaie les feuilles mortes sur le trottoir.

balayeur

nettoyeur

routes

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employé chargé d'entretenir les routes et voies publiques

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Le cantonnier répare les nids-de-poule sur la route départementale.

agent d'entretien

ouvrier routier

produit laitier

Rare

CAN

fromage québécois à pâte molle et croûte lavée

Rare

CAN

Ce cantonnier du Québec a un goût particulièrement crémeux.

pâte molle

ferroviaire

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employé ferroviaire qui gère les signaux et sémaphores

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Le cantonnier actionne le sémaphore pour réguler le passage des trains.

aiguilleur

garde-barrière

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Origin of cantonnier

français, canton (division territoriale) + nier (suffixe agent)

Examples of cantonnier in a sentence

Chaque matin, le cantonnier nettoie la place centrale.
Le cantonnier a nettoyé la route ce matin.
Les cantonniers travaillent dur en hiver.
Il a dégusté un cantonnier lors de sa visite au Québec.
Ce fromage cantonnier est parfait pour accompagner un vin blanc.
Le cantonnier vérifie les signaux chaque matin.

Un cantonnier expérimenté surveille la voie lors des travaux.

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English:street cleaner, road worker, ...
German:Straßenkehrer, Straßenwärter, ...
Italian:spazzino, Cantonnier, ...
Spanish:barrendero, peón caminero, ...
Portuguese:varredor de ruas, cantoneiro, ...
Chinese:清洁工, 养路工, ...
Japanese:清掃員, 道路維持作業員, ...
Arabic:عامل نظافة الطرق, عامل صيانة الطرق, ...
Hebrew:מְנַקֵּה רְחוֹבוֹת, פּוֹעֵל כְּבִישׁ, ...
Russian:дворник, дорожный рабочий, ...
Ukrainian:двірник, шляховик, ...
Catalan:escombriaire, caminer, ...
Danish:gadefejer, vejarbejder, ...
Dutch:straatveger, wegwerker, ...
Greek:οδοκαθαριστής, υπεύθυνος οδικής συντήρησης, ...
Hungarian:utcaseprő, útkarbantartó, ...
Khmer:អ្នកសម្អាតផ្លូវ, កម្មករថែទាំផ្លូវ, ...
Korean:환경미화원, 도로 관리인, ...
Polish:zamiatacz ulic, drogiarz, ...
Portuguese (BR):gari, cantoneiro, ...
Romanian:măturător stradal, drumar, ...
Swedish:gatsopare, vägarbetare, ...
Thai:พนักงานกวาดถนน, คนดูแลถนน, ...
Turkish:çöpçü, yol bakım işçisi, ...
Vietnamese:công nhân vệ sinh, công nhân duy tu đường, ...

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Definition of cantonnier - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

Origin of cantonnier

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