Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable, historical, slang, uncountable)The franc germinal: a 20-franc gold coin issued under Napoleon I of France.

    наполеондо́рnapoleondór, наполео́нnapoleón

  2. (countable, historical, slang, uncountable)Other subsequent 20-franc coins, notes, or values.

  3. (countable, uncountable)A person resembling Napoleon Bonaparte, (usually) in having come to dominate an area or sphere of activity through ruthlessness or illegality as well as surpassing ability.

    Наполео́нNapoleón

  4. (uncountable)A 19th-century five-card trick-taking game simplified from euchre.

    a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes

Examples

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  1. Napoleon marched his armies into Russia.

    Наполеон повів своє військо в Росію.

    ruНаполеон направил свою армию вглубь России.

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  2. Napoleon's horse was white.

    Кінь Наполена був білим.

    ruЛошадь Наполеона была белого цвета.

    deDas Pferd von Napoleon war weiß.

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  3. When and where was Napoleon defeated?

    deWann und wo wurde Napoleon besiegt?

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  4. Napoleon Bonaparte was afraid of black cats.

    deNapoleon Bonaparte hatte Angst vor schwarzen Katzen.

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  5. What do the French think about Napoleon today?

    Що сьогодні французи думають про Наполеона?

    deWie denken die Franzosen heute über Napoleon?

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Translations

3 languages
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By meaning 2
20-franc gold goin:
a person resembling Napoleon Bonaparte:

Origin

Borrowed from French Napoléon (“a given name, usually in reference to Napoleon Bonaparte”)

Borrowed from French Napoléon (“a given name, usually in reference to Napoleon Bonaparte”). In reference to coins, via French napoléon (“(slang) a coin that originally had the appearance of Napoleon's face in the obverse”). In reference to guns and possibly cards, a reference to Napoleon III.

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Forms

plural: napoleons

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

10 related words

See also

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