carabiné
adjective
Syllable Decomposition
carabinéThis adjective comes from the carabins, cavalry soldiers armed with a carbine, and specialized in rapid and unexpected attacks. Hence carabiné which arrives by surprise. Originally a carabiné wind is a violent wind that was not expected, just as a carabiné cold arrives suddenly and violently. By semantic shift, only the violent aspect has been retained in the current meaning of carabiné, the sudden and unexpected aspect has completely disappeared from common usage.
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carabinées (adj.) carabinées (v.) carabinant (v.) carabinons (v.) carabinez (v.) carabinent (v.) carabinais (v.) carabinait (v.) carabinions (v.) carabiniez (v.) carabinaient (v.) carabinai (v.) carabinas (v.) carabina (v.) carabinâmes (v.) carabinâtes (v.) carabinèrent (v.) carabinerai (v.) carabineras (v.) carabinera (v.)