glaive

ɡlɛv

Definition

Definition of glaive - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

arme romaineépée courte et tranchante utilisée par les soldats romains

Les légionnaires romains combattaient avec leur glaive au corps à corps.

épée

droitsymbole de la justice et du combat contre le mal

Le glaive de la justice frappera les criminels sans pitié.

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épée courte et tranchante utilisée par les soldats romains

Expressions with glaive

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glaive de la justice

pouvoir de punir et d'appliquer les décisions de justice

Le tribunal a levé le glaive de la justice contre les criminels.

inule à feuilles en glaive

plante vivace à feuilles étroites pointues et fleurs jaunes d'Europe centrale

L'inule à feuilles en glaive pousse dans les prairies sèches des montagnes.

porte-glaive

chevalier membre d'un ordre militaire religieux du moyen âge

Les porte-glaives ont combattu en Livonie au treizième siècle.

Origin of glaive

latin, gladius (épée)

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porte-glaive

porteur d'arme

personne qui porte un glaive ou une épée

Examples of glaive in a sentence

Ce musée expose un authentique glaive romain.
Le glaive ancien est exposé au musée d'histoire.
Dans la pièce de théâtre, le héros brandit un glaive brillant.

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English:gladius, sword, ...
German:Gladius, Schwert, ...
Italian:gladio, spada, ...
Spanish:gladius, espada, ...
Portuguese:gládio, espada, ...
Chinese:罗马短剑, 正义之剑, ...
Japanese:グラディウス, 剣, ...
Arabic:سيف روماني, سيف العدالة, ...
Hebrew:גְלָדִיוּס, חֶרֶב, ...
Russian:гладиус, меч, ...
Ukrainian:гладіус, меч, ...
Catalan:gladius, espasa, ...
Danish:gladius, ...
Dutch:Romeins zwaard, zwaard, ...
Greek:γλαύδιο, ξίφος της δικαιοσύνης, ...
Hungarian:gladius, kard, ...
Khmer:ដាវហ្គ្លាឌីយុស, ដាវ, ...
Korean:글라디우스, 정의의 검, ...
Polish:gladius, miecz, ...
Portuguese (BR):gládio, espada, ...
Romanian:spadă, glavă, ...
Swedish:gladius, svärd, ...
Thai:ดาบโรมัน, ดาบแห่งความยุติธรรม, ...
Turkish:gladyus, kılıç, ...
Vietnamese:kiếm La Mã, kiếm công lý, ...

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