chaouch

ʃauʃ

Definition

Definition of chaouch - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

bureau

Dated

employé subalterne chargé de tâches administratives dans un bureau

Dated

Le chaouch distribue le courrier et accueille les visiteurs.

employé

préposé

subalterne

surveillance

Dated

surveillant ou gardien de lieu public ou privé

Dated

Le chaouch du parking vérifie les tickets des automobilistes.

gardien

surveillant

vigile

colonial

Rare

huissier ou agent administratif en Afrique du Nord coloniale

Rare

Le chaouch du tribunal annonçait l'ouverture de la séance.

agent

fonctionnaire

huissier

militaire

Dated

gradé militaire de n'importe quelle armée

Dated

Ce chaouch abuse de son petit pouvoir sur les recrues.

gradé

officier

sous-officier

ottoman

Rare

sergent ou officier de rang intermédiaire dans l'armée ottomane

Rare

Le chaouch transmettait les ordres du pacha aux soldats.

gradé

officier

sergent

prison

Dated

gardien de prison ou surveillant pénitentiaire

Dated

Le chaouch escorte les détenus vers le parloir.

gardien

maton

surveillant

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Origin of chaouch

arabic, shawish (?), from Turkish çavuş (messenger, sergeant)

Examples of chaouch in a sentence

Chaque matin, le chaouch ouvre les bureaux et distribue les dossiers.
Le chaouch de l'usine surveille l'entrée principale.
Un chaouch patrouille dans la cour pendant la nuit.
Le chaouch du consulat contrôlait les entrées du bâtiment.
Un chaouch en uniforme guida les visiteurs jusqu'au bureau du gouverneur.
Le chaouch a fait l'appel des soldats au lever du jour.

Chaque recrue devait saluer le chaouch en entrant dans la caserne.
Le chaouch inspectait la garde avant l'aube.
Un chaouch s'avança pour annoncer l'arrivée de l'ambassadeur.
Le chaouch ouvre la cellule à l'heure de la promenade.
Un chaouch veille au silence dans le couloir des isolés.

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English:office assistant, attendant, ...
German:Bürobote, Aufseher, ...
Italian:usciere, custode, ...
Spanish:ordenanza, vigilante, ...
Portuguese:contínuo, vigilante, ...
Chinese:勤杂工, 管理员, ...
Japanese:事務所の雑用係, 守衛, ...
Arabic:شاووش, شاوش, ...
Hebrew:שָׁרָת מִשְׂרָד, שׁוֹמֵר, ...
Russian:офисный служащий, сторож, ...
Ukrainian:кур'єр, наглядач, ...
Catalan:ordenança, vigilant, ...
Danish:bud, vagt, ...
Dutch:kantoorbediende, bewaker, ...
Greek:γραμματοκομιστής, φύλακας, ...
Khmer:បុគ្គលិករត់ការការិយាល័យ, អ្នកយាម, ...
Korean:사무 보조원, 감시원, ...
Polish:woźny, strażnik, ...
Portuguese (BR):contínuo, vigilante, ...
Romanian:funcționar, paznic, ...
Swedish:kontorsvakt, vaktmästare, ...
Thai:พนักงานธุรการระดับล่าง, ยาม, ...
Turkish:ofis görevlisi, bekçi, ...
Vietnamese:nhân viên tạp vụ văn phòng, người giám sát, ...

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Definition of chaouch - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

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