shibboleth

ʃibɔlɛt

Definition

Definition of shibboleth - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

appartenance

Rare

signe distinctif permettant de reconnaître les membres d'un groupe

Rare

Leur accent et leurs habitudes servent de shibboleth au sein du groupe.

emblème

marqueur

signe de reconnaissance

idéologie

Rare

formule ou slogan représentant une idéologie particulière

Rare

Ce shibboleth politique divise encore les électeurs aujourd'hui.

credo

mot d'ordre

slogan

bible

Dated

mot biblique utilisé pour identifier et éliminer les ennemis

Dated

Le shibboleth permit aux Galaadites de reconnaître leurs ennemis éphraïmites.

mot de passe

signe de reconnaissance

test

Rare

épreuve décisive pour juger les capacités de quelqu'un

Rare

Cette question difficile devient le shibboleth du recrutement.

critère

pierre de touche

test

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Origin of shibboleth

hébreu, shibboleth < שִׁבֹּלֶת shibboleth 'épi de céréale; mot distinctif'

Examples of shibboleth in a sentence

Ce salut discret est un shibboleth chez les militants.
Ce slogan est devenu un shibboleth pour tout le mouvement écologiste.
Ils répètent ce shibboleth sans même en comprendre les implications politiques.
Les juges imposèrent un shibboleth pour démasquer les espions infiltrés.
Dans ce récit, le shibboleth marque la frontière entre alliés et ennemis.
L'épreuve orale sert de shibboleth pour les candidats au concours.

Ce test mathématique est devenu le shibboleth des classes préparatoires.

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English:shibboleth, catchphrase, ...
German:Shibboleth, Schlagwort, ...
Italian:segno distintivo, parola d'ordine, ...
Spanish:seña de identidad de un grupo, lema, ...
Portuguese:sinal de pertença a um grupo, lema, ...
Chinese:识别标志, 口号, ...
Japanese:識別標識, スローガン, ...
Arabic:شِعار, عبارة, ...
Hebrew:שִׁיבֹּלֶת, סִיסְמָה, ...
Russian:шибболет, лозунг, ...
Ukrainian:розпізнавальна ознака, шиболет, ...
Catalan:signe distintiu d'un grup, xibòlet, ...
Danish:shibboleth, slagord, ...
Dutch:sjibbolet, leuze, ...
Greek:σιββόλεθ, σιββολέθ, ...
Hungarian:ismertetőjel, jelmondat, ...
Khmer:ពាក្យសម្គាល់, ពាក្យស្លោក, ...
Korean:식별 표지, 상징적 구호, ...
Polish:szibbolet, hasło, ...
Portuguese (BR):sinal de reconhecimento do grupo, lema, ...
Romanian:shibboleth, slogan, ...
Swedish:shibbolet, shibboleth, ...
Thai:สัญลักษณ์หรือลักษณะเฉพาะที่ใช้แยกแยะสมาชิกของกลุ่ม, สโลแกนอุดมการณ์, ...
Turkish:şibbolet, slogan, ...
Vietnamese:dấu hiệu nhận diện, khẩu hiệu ý thức hệ, ...

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Definition of shibboleth - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

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