charrette

== English == === Noun === charrette (plural charrettes) Alternative form of charette. === Anagrams === chatterer, retraceth == French == === Etymology === From Middle French charrete, from Old French charrete; from char + -ete (diminutive). Sense “period of intense work” probably from architecture students loading their work into a cart (pulled by the youngest member) on the day of an exposition. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃa.ʁɛt/ === Noun === charrette f (plural charrettes) charette (small two-wheeled cart) (figurative) period of intense work (to meet a deadline) être charrette ― to drown in work ==== Derived terms ==== charrette à bras charrette anglaise charrette des condamnés ==== Descendants ==== → Asturian: xarré → English: charette → Portuguese: charrete → Romanian: șaretă === References === === Further reading === “charrette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Etymology === Old French charrete. === Noun === charrette f (plural charrettes) cart (wheeled unpowered vehicle) ==== Descendants ==== French: charrette === References === charrette on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)