cosaque

kɔzak

Definition

Definition of cosaque - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masc/fem

histoire militairecavalier militaire issu de la communauté des Cosaques

Le cosaque galopait à travers la steppe ukrainienne.

comportementpersonne brutale ou rude dans ses manières

Il se comporte comme un vrai cosaque avec ses employés.

brute

rude

surnom courantfaçon familière de désigner un Russe

Ce cosaque ne comprend pas notre langue.

russe

Adjective

brutalqui agit de façon violente et sans délicatesse

Il a eu une réaction cosaque face à cette critique.

brutal

sauvage

violent

ethniquequi concerne le peuple guerrier des steppes d'Europe de l'Est

Les traditions cosaques sont encore vivantes en Ukraine.

solide

Rare

qui est dur et résistant

Rare

Cette construction cosaque résistera aux intempéries.

résistant

robuste

solide

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Origin of cosaque

turc, kazak (homme libre)

Terms with cosaque included in their meaning

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ataman

chef cosaque

chef militaire et politique d'une communauté cosaque

Examples of cosaque in a sentence

Les cosaques formaient une unité redoutée.
Ce client est un vrai cosaque quand il s’énerve.
On l’a traité de cosaque à cause de ses réactions brusques.
Un cosaque est arrivé au village hier soir.
Les cosaques étaient nombreux lors de la fête.
Son comportement cosaque a choqué tout le monde.

Il a donné un ordre cosaque sans réfléchir aux conséquences.
Elle porte un costume traditionnel cosaque lors des fêtes.
La musique cosaque accompagne souvent les danses folkloriques.
Un mur cosaque protège la ferme depuis des siècles.
Ils ont choisi un matériau cosaque pour la toiture.

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English:Cossack, brutal, ...
German:Kosak, brutal, ...
Italian:cosacco, brutale, ...
Spanish:cosaco, brutal, ...
Portuguese:cossaco, brutal, ...
Chinese:哥萨克骑兵, 粗暴的, ...
Japanese:コサック, 乱暴な, ...
Arabic:قُوزَاقِيّ, وحشي, ...
Hebrew:קוֹזָאק, קוֹזָאקִי, ...
Russian:казак, грубиянский, ...
Ukrainian:козак, жорстокий, ...
Catalan:cossac, brutal, ...
Danish:kosak, brutal, ...
Dutch:kozak, brutaal, ...
Greek:Κοζάκος, βίαιο, ...
Hungarian:kozák, durva, ...
Khmer:កូសាក់, ឃោរឃៅ, ...
Korean:코사크, 거친, ...
Polish:Kozak, brutalny, ...
Portuguese (BR):cossaco, brutal, ...
Romanian:cazac, barbar, ...
Swedish:kosack, brutal, ...
Thai:คอซแซค, หยาบกระด้าง, ...
Turkish:Kazak, kaba, ...
Vietnamese:kỵ binh Cossack, thô bạo, ...

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