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The French word for ward is
chambre





ward

Gender

The gender of chambre is feminine. E.g. la chambre.

Plural

The plural of chambre is chambres.

French Definition


ward
     1. n. Endroit protégé, comme la cour d'un château, les quartiers d'une prison, etc.
     2. n. Partie d'un hôpital où résident les patients.
           The doctor made his rounds in the hospital wards.
     3. n. Circonscription électorale.
           In New York City, the voting districts were numbered, such as the fifth ward.
     4. n. (Droit) Pupille, enfant en tutelle.
           The orphan was declared a ward of the court.
     5. n. (Vieilli) Garde, protection, défense.
           The talisman is a ward against evil.
     6. v. (Arch) Garder, protéger.



Translations for ward and their definitions

paroisse
     1. n-f. parish


garde
     1. n. a watch, guard
     2. n. a battalion responsible for guarding, defending a sovereign, a prince, more generally, of an elite corps.
     3. n. (military) sentry service performed by soldiers.
     4. n. (military) soldiers doing the sentry service
     5. n. any person who performs regular service on a rotating basis.
     6. n-f. a handle (of a weapon)
     7. n-f. a protection (act of protecting)
     8. v. first-person singular present of garder
     9. v. third-person singular present of garder
     10. v. second-person singular imperative of garder


unité
     1. n-f. unity
     2. n-f. unit


pupille
     1. n-f. pupil (of the eye)
     2. n. an orphan under guardianship, a ward


cour
     1. n-f. courtyard, yard
     2. n-f. court (of law)
     3. n-f. (royal) court
     4. n-f. following (of a celebrity etc.)


quartier
     1. n-m. quarter, district (part of town), neighbourhood
           Gros-Caillou est l'un des quartiers les plus riches de Paris. - Gros-Caillou is one of the richest neighborhoods in Paris.
           un quartier ouvrier - a working-class district
           le quartier chinois - Chinatown
     2. n-m. piece, chunk; segment (of fruit), quarter (gl, of beef)
     3. n-m. (astronomy) quarter
           le premier quartier de lune - the first quarter moon
           le dernier quartier de lune - the last quarter moon
     4. n-m. (dated) quarter, mercy


pavillon ©
     1. n-m. pavilion (tent, structure, ear part)
     2. n-m. ensign, flag (nautical flag)
     3. n-m. house, villa, lodge
     4. n-m. (music) bell (part of brass instrument)
     5. n-m. (heraldry) pavilion
     6. n-m. (nautical) colours
Image illustrating the French word pavillon


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