English to French Meaning of dragoon - dragon

Dragoon :

dragon

noun

dragon

verb

Obliger, contraindre, obliger, dragon

Dragoon :: dragonDragooned :: embrigadésDragooning :: embrigadementDragoons :: Dragoons

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Definitions of dragoon in English

Noun(1) a member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed cavalrymen
Verb(1) compel by coercion, threats, or crude means(2) subjugate by imposing troops

Examples of dragoon in English

(1) Cavalry forces evolved into four categories throughout the ages: the cuirassier or heavy cavalryman, the lancer, the dragoon or mounted infantryman, and the light cavalry.(2) But Kent was in a dragoon regiment and the half jacket you wear is typical for hussar uniforms.(3) However, it is almost certain he and other top officials will spend the summer attempting to dragoon local officials and businessmen into slowing development.(4) The whips who failed miserably to dragoon the rebels through the ├ö├ç├┐No├ö├ç├û lobby on Wednesday wearily admit that a mass revolt by more than a third of backbenchers cannot be passed off as a mere blip.(5) It is possible that the red uniforms of several British dragoons may have been glimpsed on Novikov's estate.(6) The politically innocent Dave is dragooned into impersonating the real president, in order to hide the truth from the public.(7) We have recently added a troop of dragoons to the regiment.(8) Like other forms of body armour, metal helmets were generally abandoned in Latin Europe around 1660, but were revived around 1810 for units of heavy cavalry and dragoons , and are still worn by such units on formal occasions.(9) After sitting through the tedious mutualisation vote, he was dragooned by the bossy PR woman from during the question time session for group managing director.(10) The Patriot delivers in the form of Colonel William Tavington of the green dragoons .(11) Fired on by guns from both flanks and to the front, he and a few dragoons reached the Russian line before retreating.(12) So Saturday last weekend I was dragooned into being a judge at a local school's speech contest.(13) The commander of the dragoons was court-martialled, and shot himself.(14) As she traced the zipper outline of the case, she explained to Brian, ├ö├ç├┐There's a party tonight, and I was dragooned into going.├ö├ç├û(15) It is a painting I often have in mind when I write about my dragoons .(16) Cavalry was essential to pursue the hard-riding Indians - at first, a full regiment of dragoons was drummed to the colors, and then a second regiment.

(1) dragon-fly ::

libellule

Synonyms

Noun

1. cavalryman ::

cavalier

2. mounted soldier ::

monté soldat

3. knight ::

Chevalier

4. chevalier ::

chevalier

5. hussar ::

hussard

6. cavalier ::

cavalier

Verb

7. coerce ::

contraindre

8. pressure ::

pression

9. press ::

presse

10. push ::

pousser

11. force ::

Obliger

12. compel ::

contraindre

13. impel ::

pousser

14. hound ::

chien

15. harass ::

harceler

16. nag ::

harceler

17. harry ::

harceler

18. badger ::

blaireau

19. goad ::

aiguillon

20. pester ::

harceler

21. browbeat ::

intimider

22. bludgeon ::

matraque

23. bully ::

brute

24. twist someone's arm ::

tordre le bras de quelqu'un

25. strong-arm ::

bras fort

26. railroad ::

chemin de fer

Different Forms

dragoon, dragooned, dragooning, dragoons

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