galère

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French galère, from Latin galea (“galley”). Originally referred to a type of ship, then metaphorically to difficult situations or unpleasant groups of people. === Noun === galère (plural galères) (rare, chiefly literary) An undesirable, difficult, or burdensome situation. (by extension) A group of people regarded as troublesome or unwelcome. == French == === Etymology === From Catalan galera, from Medieval Latin galēra, alternative form of galea, from Byzantine Greek γάλεα (gálea). Compare galée, from Old French, directly from Latin galea. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡa.lɛʁ/ === Noun === galère f (plural galères) (nautical) galley (kind of ship) Synonym: galée (in the plural) torturous forced labor (long done at the oars of state galleys) Synonym: bagne envoyer aux galères ― send [them] to forced labor (by extension, informal) a terrible task, drudge, ordeal, problem c'est une galère ― it's a hassle a type of oven (historical) mason's cart, for loading building materials a group of people having a common interest, especially a coterie of undesirable people an unpleasant situation ==== Derived terms ==== galérien m vogue la galère ==== Related terms ==== galéasse ==== Descendants ==== → Swedish: galär === Adjective === galère (plural galères) (colloquial) difficult; hellish === Verb === galère inflection of galérer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “galère”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === égaler, gèlera, régale, régalé, regela