banana republic in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for banana republic in the English»French Dictionary

banana republic N pej

banana republic

république f bananière pej

Translations for banana republic in the English»French Dictionary

republic [Brit rɪˈpʌblɪk, Am rəˈpəblɪk] N

republic

république f

banana [Brit bəˈnɑːnə, Am bəˈnænə] N

1. banana (fruit):

banana

banane f

a bunch of bananas

un régime de bananes

a bunch of bananas attr yoghurt, ice cream

à la banane

2. banana:

banana, a. banana palm

bananier m

3. banana Am (person) sl:

to be top banana actor:

être la vedette

to be top banana worker:

être le chef

to be second banana

être un sous-fifre

to go bananas inf (get angry)

piquer une crise inf

to go bananas (get excited)

devenir dingue inf

banana republic in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for banana republic in the English»French Dictionary

banana republic N pej

banana republic

république f bananière

Translations for banana republic in the English»French Dictionary

republic [rɪˈpʌblɪk] N

republic

république f

banana [bəˈnɑ:nə, Am -ˈnænə] N

banana

banane f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

By working closely with the government and terrorizing their workers, the term banana republic has come into popular use.

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