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corvée [kɔʀve]feminine noun(Military) ( = travail) fatigue• quelle corvée ! what a chore!* * *kɔʀve1) ( activité pénible) chorealler les voir, quelle corvée! — it's a real bore ou grind (colloq) to have to go and see them
2) ( travail obligatoire) duty; Armée fatigue (duty)tu es de corvée de patates — (colloq) it's your turn to peel the potatoes
3) Histoire corvée (peasant's day of unpaid labour [BrE] for feudal lord)* * *kɔʀve nf1) (tout travail pénible) chore, drudgery no pl2) MILITAIRE fatigue, fatigue duty* * *corvée nf1 ( activité pénible) chore; les corvées ménagères household chores; aller les voir, quelle corvée! it's a real bore ou grind to have to go and see them;2 ( travail obligatoire) duty; Mil fatigue (duty); tu es de corvée de patates○ it's your turn to peel the potatoes; être de corvée pour faire to have been roped into doing; on va être de corvée pour les aider à déménager we're going to be roped in to helping them move (house); c'est toujours moi qui suis de corvée! it's always me who has to do the chores!;3 Hist corvée (peasant's day of unpaid labourGB for feudal lord).[kɔrve] nom féminin1. [activité pénible] chorerepasser, quelle corvée! ironing's such a chore ou a drag!2. [service] dutyêtre de corvée [soldat] to be on fatigue duty
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