centon

sɑ̃tɔ̃

Definition

Definition of centon - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

poésie

Dated

poème composé de vers empruntés à des auteurs célèbres

Dated

Ce centon utilise des vers de Virgile et d'Ovide.

compilation

Dated

œuvre littéraire ou musicale faite de morceaux empruntés

Dated

Son roman est un centon de citations d'auteurs classiques.

anthologie

compilation

protection militaire

Rare

couverture de cuir protégeant les machines de guerre

Rare

Les centons protégeaient les catapultes des projectiles ennemis.

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Origin of centon

latin, cento (morceau de tissu)

Examples of centon in a sentence

Elle a présenté un centon lors du concours littéraire.
Ce film est un centon de scènes célèbres.
Leur chanson ressemble à un centon de mélodies connues.
Le centon était indispensable lors des sièges médiévaux.
Un centon usé devait être remplacé avant la bataille.

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English:cento, pastiche, ...
German:Zentone, Patchwork-Werk, ...
Italian:centone, copertura di cuoio, ...
Spanish:centón, collage literario, ...
Portuguese:centão, compilação, ...
Chinese:拼贴诗, 拼贴作品, ...
Japanese:セントン, 綴り合わせ作品, ...
Arabic:قصيدة مقتبسة, سنتون, ...
Hebrew:צֵנְטוֹ, פַּסְטִישׁ, ...
Russian:центон, компиляция, ...
Ukrainian:центон, компіляція, ...
Catalan:centó, coberta de cuir, ...
Danish:en centon, cento, ...
Dutch:cento, pantserlaag, ...
Greek:ανθολόγημα, συρραφή, ...
Hungarian:centó, idézetmozaik, ...
Khmer:កំណាព្យដែលតែងពីវគ្គកំណាព្យខ្ចីពីអ្នកនិពន្ធល្បីៗ, ស្នាដៃដែលផ្សំឡើងពីបំណែកខ្ចីយកមកពីប្រភពផ្សេងៗ, ...
Korean:센톤, 짜깁기 작품, ...
Polish:centon, kompilacja z cytatów, ...
Portuguese (BR):centão, centon, ...
Romanian:centon, compilație, ...
Swedish:centon, cento, ...
Thai:บทกวีปะติด, เซนตอน, ...
Turkish:alıntı şiir, derleme, ...
Vietnamese:thơ centon, tác phẩm tổng hợp, ...

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Definition of centon - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

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