galon

galɔ̃

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Definition of galon - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

couturebande de tissu décorative cousue sur les vêtements ou meubles

Elle coud un galon doré sur le bord de sa robe.

militairebande distinctive portée sur l'uniforme pour indiquer le grade militaire

Le sergent porte trois galons sur ses manches.

distinctionmarque de reconnaissance ou de distinction honorifique

Il a gagné ses galons après des années de service.

décoration

signe distinctif

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bande de tissu décorative cousue sur les vêtements ou meubles
bande distinctive portée sur l'uniforme pour indiquer le grade militaire

Expressions with galon

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prendre du galon

monter en grade ou être promu dans une hiérarchie

Après dix ans de service, il a enfin pris du galon.

galon doré

ruban doré utilisé pour décorer des vêtements ou objets

Elle a cousu un galon doré sur le bord de ses rideaux.

Origin of galon

français, galon (bande décorative)

Terms with galon included in their meaning

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chevron

grade militaire

galon en angle cousu sur la manche d'un uniforme militaire

ficelle

grade militaire

galon distinctif porté par un officier militaire

lézarde

ameublement

petit galon décoratif entre le tissu et le bois d'un meuble

Examples of galon in a sentence

Un galon argenté décorait la nappe de fête.
Son galon brille sous la lumière du matin.
Après la cérémonie, il a reçu un nouveau galon.
Elle a obtenu un galon supplémentaire pour son courage.
Le général porte fièrement ses galons sur l'uniforme.

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English:trim, chevron, ...
German:Borte, Dienstgradabzeichen, ...
Italian:gallone, striscia, ...
Spanish:galón, distintivo de rango, ...
Portuguese:galão, ...
Chinese:花边, 军衔条, ...
Japanese:ブレード, 階級章, ...
Arabic:شريط زخرفي, شريط الرتبة, ...
Hebrew:סֶרֶט קִישּׁוּט, פַּס דַּרְגָּה, ...
Russian:тесьма, нашивка, ...
Ukrainian:тасьма, нашивка, ...
Catalan:galó, banda de grau, ...
Danish:bort, gradstegn, ...
Dutch:galon, rangstreep, ...
Greek:γαλόνι, διακριτικό βαθμού, ...
Hungarian:paszomány, rendfokozati csík, ...
Khmer:ខ្សែតុបតែង, ឆ្នូតឋានៈ, ...
Korean:장식띠, 계급장, ...
Polish:galon, naszywka, ...
Portuguese (BR):galão, faixa de graduação, ...
Romanian:galon, bandă de grad, ...
Swedish:galon, gradbeteckning, ...
Thai:แถบผ้าตกแต่ง, แถบยศ, ...
Turkish:galon, rütbe şeridi, ...
Vietnamese:dải viền trang trí, vạch quân hàm, ...

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