matamore

matamɔʁ

Definition

Definition of matamore - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

fanfaron

Rare

personne qui se vante de son courage mais fuit le danger

Rare

Ce matamore s'enfuit dès qu'une vraie bagarre commence.

fanfaron

vantard

construction agricole

Dated

silo enterré pour conserver les céréales dans l'agriculture traditionnelle

Dated

Les paysans berbères stockaient le blé dans un matamore.

grenier

silo

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faire le matamore

adopter une attitude fanfaronne et prétentieuse pour impressionner

Il fait toujours le matamore devant ses amis pour les impressionner.

Origin of matamore

espagnol, matamoros (tueur de Maures)

Examples of matamore in a sentence

Ce matamore parlait fort mais n’osait jamais agir.
Le matamore était creusé à même la colline.
On a retrouvé un ancien matamore près du village.

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English:blowhard, underground grain silo, ...
German:Großmaul, Matamore, ...
Italian:spaccone, matamoro, ...
Spanish:fanfarrón, matmor, ...
Portuguese:fanfarrão, matamoro, ...
Chinese:纸老虎, 地下粮仓, ...
Japanese:ほら吹き, 地下穀物貯蔵庫, ...
Arabic:متبجح جبان, مطمورة, ...
Hebrew:רַבְרְבָן, מְמַגּוּרָה תַּת קַרְקָעִית, ...
Russian:фанфарон, матамор, ...
Ukrainian:фанфарон, матамор, ...
Catalan:matamoros, matamor, ...
Danish:bravado, underjordisk silo, ...
Dutch:blaaskaak, ondergrondse graansilo, ...
Greek:φανφαρόνος, σιτοδοχείο, ...
Hungarian:hetvenkedő, verem, ...
Khmer:អ្នកអួតក្លាហាន, រណ្តៅស្តុកធញ្ញជាតិកប់ក្នុងដី, ...
Korean:허풍쟁이, 지하 곡물 저장고, ...
Polish:tchórzliwy chwalipięta, siloz, ...
Portuguese (BR):fanfarrão, matamora, ...
Romanian:fanfaron, matamor, ...
Swedish:skrytmåns, nedgrävd silo, ...
Thai:ขี้โม้ขี้ขลาด, ไซโลใต้ดิน, ...
Turkish:palavra atan, yer altı ambarı, ...
Vietnamese:kẻ khoác lác, kho chứa ngầm, ...

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