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phalanx

/ˈfeɪlæŋks/

Translations

phalanxnoun

phalanges

/ˈfeɪlæŋks/

phalangeAu sens figuré ou historique, pour un groupe compact de personnes ou de choses.

A phalanx of reporters gathered outside the courthouse.

Une phalange de reporters s'est rassemblée devant le palais de justice.

phalangeAnatomie : os du doigt ou de l'orteil.

The X-ray revealed a fracture in the phalanx of his index finger.

La radiographie a révélé une fracture de la phalange de son index.

phalangeSens militaire : formation serrée de troupes ou de policiers.

The riot police formed a phalanx to control the crowd.

La police antiémeute forma une phalange pour contrôler la foule.

Additional translations

phalanstèreHistoire des idées : communauté coopérative fouriériste.

Synonyms

phalanxadjective

/ˈfælæŋks/

/ˈfeɪlæŋks/

Attributive use in phrases such as "phalanx formation" or "phalanx bone".

phalangienAnatomie ou contexte historique/militaire.

The soldiers advanced in phalanx formation across the field.

Les soldats avancèrent en formation phalangienne à travers le champ.

Synonyms

Definitions

phalanxnoun

A body of troops or police officers standing or moving in close formation.

The riot police formed a phalanx to control the crowd.

A group of people or things of a similar type forming a compact body.

A phalanx of reporters gathered outside the courthouse.

A bone of the finger or toe in humans or the corresponding part in other vertebrates.

The X-ray revealed a fracture in the phalanx of his index finger.

In Fourierist socialism, a self-sufficient cooperative community composed of many families working together for mutual benefit.

The reformer dreamed of organizing society into phalanxes based on shared labor and profits.

phalanxadjective

Relating to or characteristic of a phalanx; arranged or operating in a compact, close-ranked formation.

The soldiers advanced in phalanx formation across the field.