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1 faction
faction [faksjɔ̃]feminine noun( = groupe) faction• être de or en faction [soldat] to be on guard duty ; [personne qui fait le guet] to keep watch* * *faksjɔ̃1) Politique faction2) Armée guard dutyêtre de or en faction — gén to keep watch; Armée to be on guard duty
3) ( poste de travail) shift* * *faksjɔ̃ nf1) (politique) (= groupe, mouvance) faction* * *faction nf1 Pol ( ligue factieuse) faction;2 Mil guard duty; tour de faction watch; être de or en faction Mil to be on guard duty; gén to keep watch;3 Entr shift.[faksjɔ̃] nom féminin1. [groupe] faction2. MILITAIRE sentry ou guard dutyêtre en ou de faction to be on sentry ou guard duty3. [dans une entreprise] (8-hour) shift -
2 sentinelle
sentinelle [sɑ̃tinεl]feminine noun* * *sɑ̃tinɛl1) ( soldat) sentry2) fig look-outfaire la sentinelle — to stand guard, to keep watch
* * *sɑ̃tinɛl nfen sentinelle — standing guard, (soldat) (= en faction) on sentry duty
* * *sentinelle nf sentry; être en sentinelle to be on sentry duty; faire la sentinelle to stand guard, to keep watch.[sɑ̃tinɛl] nom fémininêtre en sentinelle to stand sentinel ou sentry, to be on sentry duty -
3 gaffe
I.n. m.1. 'Screw', prison warder.2. (Underworld slang): 'Crow', look-out, confederate on sentry duty.3. Faire gaffe: To be on one's guard, to be careful. Fais gaffe! Watch it! — Look out! Gaffe à tes os! If you don't want to get hurt, stand clear!II.n. f.1. 'Boo-boo', 'boob', blunder. Faire une gaffe: To drop a clanger. Il a fait la gaffe des gaffes! He didn't just put his foot in it, it was a case of both! Manier la gaffe: To be a regular goofer. ( Gaston la Gaffe, a famous bungling cartoon character of the 60s and 70s, epitomizes the uncontrollable goofer.)2. Avaler sa gaffe: To 'pop one's clogs', to 'shuffle off', to die.
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