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emblems

/ˈɛmbləmz/

Translations

emblemnoun

emblems

/ˈɛmbləm/

emblème

The national emblem of the country features an eagle holding a shield.

L’emblème national du pays représente un aigle tenant un bouclier.

Additional translations

insigneEmployé surtout pour une marque ou un badge officiel d’une organisation, d’une unité ou d’une famille.

Synonyms

emblemverb

emblems

emblemed

Past Simple

emblemed

Past Participle

embleming

Gerund

/ˈɛm.bləm/

Rare/archaic transitive verb meaning ‘to adorn with or represent by an emblem’

Additional translations

emblématiserVerbe rare; surtout dans un registre littéraire ou savant.

Synonyms

stand for

Definitions

emblemnoun

A symbolic object or design that represents a particular quality, concept, or organization.

The national emblem of the country features an eagle holding a shield.

A distinctive badge or insignia used as a symbol of a particular nation, organization, or family.

The soldiers wore uniforms adorned with the emblem of their regiment.

A pictorial device, often accompanied by a motto, that conveys a moral or allegorical meaning (especially in Renaissance art and literature).

Renaissance emblem books paired images with text to teach moral lessons.

emblemverb

To adorn or represent with an emblem; to symbolize.

Medieval craftsmen emblemed the shield with a crimson lion.