tamerlan
tamɛʁlɑ̃
Definition
Definition of tamerlan - Reverso French Dictionary
Noun, masculine
1.
mécèneDated personne qui protège et encourage les artsDated
- Le riche industriel était un véritable tamerlan pour les artistes locaux.
2.
faux guerrierDated homme pacifique qui essaie de paraître guerrierDated
- Ce tamerlan de la garde nationale fait peur à personne.
Origin of tamerlan
turc, Tamerlan (nom propre)
Examples of tamerlan in a sentence
Grâce à un tamerlan, le théâtre a pu rouvrir ses portes. Ce tamerlan du bureau n’oserait jamais se battre vraiment. On l’appelle tamerlan, mais il fuit au moindre conflit.
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- English:patron of the arts, wannabe tough guy, ...
- German:Mäzen, Möchtegern-Krieger, ...
- Italian:mecenate, guerriero da operetta, ...
- Spanish:mecenas, falso guerrero, ...
- Portuguese:mecenas, falso guerreiro, ...
- Chinese:艺术赞助人, 伪勇士, ...
- Japanese:パトロン, 見せかけの戦士, ...
- Arabic:راعي الفنون, مدعي البطولة, ...
- Hebrew:תוֹמֵךְ בָּאֻמָּנוּת, לוֹחֵם מְזוּיָף, ...
- Russian:меценат, псевдовоин, ...
- Ukrainian:меценат, псевдовоїн, ...
Tamerlan
tamɛʁlɑ̃
Definition of Tamerlan - Reverso French Dictionary
Noun, masculine
histoireconquérant turco-mongol du quatorzième siècle qui fonda un empire en Asie
- Tamerlan a conquis de vastes territoires de l'Asie centrale.
- Tamerlan est étudié dans les cours d'histoire médiévale.
- Les campagnes de Tamerlan ont marqué l'Asie.
Origin of Tamerlan
turc, Tamerlan (Timur + lan, surnom de Tamerlan)
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- English:Tamerlane, ...
- German:Tamerlan, ...
- Italian:Tamerlano, ...
- Spanish:Tamerlán, ...
- Portuguese:Tamerlão, ...
- Chinese:帖木儿, ...
- Japanese:ティムール, ...
- Arabic:تيمورلنك, ...
- Hebrew:תַּמַּרְלַן, ...
- Russian:Тамерлан, ...
- Ukrainian:Тамерлан, ...
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