corps de garde

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from French corps de garde.

Noun

corps de garde (plural corps de garde)

  1. A body of soldiers stationed on guard.
  2. Their station, a guardhouse.

French

French Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔʁ də ɡaʁd/
  • Audio (Lyon):(file)

Noun

corps de garde m (plural corps de garde)

  1. guards, corps de garde (body of soldiers stationed on guard)
  2. guardhouse, guardroom, gatehouse, corps de garde
    chanson de corps de gardebawdy song
    plaisanteries de corps de gardelocker room humor

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