poilu

adjectivecommon nounproper noun

Syllable Decomposition

poilu

see hair and -y. The figurative sense comes from the virile image of hair that we find for example in the expression "to have hair on one's ass". The substantive use in the sense of "brave" is already found in Jehan-Rictus in 1897. Before passing into the language of civilians, it is found in the language of officers designating their soldiers with an affectionate connotation.

Definitions

Synonym

velu

Antonym

glabre

Translations

  • germangerman:zottig
  • englishenglish:shaggy
  • danishdanish:behåret
  • spanishspanish:peludo
  • dutchdutch:ruigharig
  • portugueseportuguese:viloso
  • swedishswedish:hårig

See also

empilade (cn.) intrapilaire (adj.) pileur (cn.) poiler (v.) empilage (cn.) poilant (adj.) désempiler (v.) dépilage (cn.) rempiler (v.) empileur (cn.) dépilatif (adj.) pile (cn.) pileuse (adj.) poilue (adj.) empilement (cn.) pilette (cn.) dépilement (cn.) Poilu (pn.) Poilus (pn.) Poilue (pn.)