Definition of douzain - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

versification

Dated

strophe composée de douze vers dans un poème

Dated

Le poète a écrit un douzain pour célébrer cette occasion.

mariage ancien

Dated

cadeau de mariage traditionnel offert par douzaines d'objets

Dated

La famille offrait un douzain à la mariée selon la coutume.

cadeau de noces

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Origin of douzain

ancien français, douzaine (douze) avec suffixe -ain (ensemble)

Examples of douzain in a sentence

Elle a composé un douzain en rimes croisées pour le concours.
Le douzain offert par la marraine contenait des torchons brodés.
Ils ont choisi un douzain de cuillères en argent comme cadeau de mariage.

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English:twelve-line stanza, traditional dozen-gift, ...
German:Douzain, Dutzendgeschenk, ...
Italian:strofa di dodici versi, dozzina, ...
Spanish:estrofa de doce versos, docena nupcial, ...
Portuguese:dodecássilabo, dúzia, ...
Chinese:十二行诗节, 一打婚礼礼物, ...
Japanese:12行連, ダース贈り物, ...
Arabic:مقطوعة, دزينة, ...
Hebrew:בַּיִת בֶּן שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר טוּרִים, דּוּזֵן, ...
Russian:дюзен, подарок дюжинами, ...
Ukrainian:дюзен, дюжина, ...
Catalan:dozena, dotzena, ...
Danish:tolvlinjet strofe, traditionel bryllupsgave i dusinvis, ...
Dutch:twaalfregelige strofe, dozijnsgeschenk, ...
Greek:δωδεκαστίχο, δώδεκαδα, ...
Hungarian:tizenkét soros versszak, régi esküvői szokás szerinti, tucatnyi tárgyból álló ajándék, ...
Khmer:កថាខណ្ឌកំណាព្យដប់ពីរបន្ទាត់, អំណោយអាពាហ៍ពិពាហ៍ជាដប់ពីរ, ...
Korean:12행 연, 다스, ...
Polish:dwunastowers, ślubny tuzin, ...
Portuguese (BR):estrofe de doze versos, dúzia, ...
Romanian:strofă de douăsprezece versuri, duzină, ...
Swedish:tolvradig strof, traditionell bröllopsgåva i dussin, ...
Thai:บทกลอนสิบสองวรรค, ของขวัญแต่งงานแบบโบราณที่ให้เป็นโหล, ...
Turkish:on iki dizelik kıta, düzine hediyesi, ...
Vietnamese:khổ thơ mười hai câu, quà cưới tặng theo tá, ...

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Definition of douzain - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

Origin of douzain

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