What does bergère in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word bergère in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use bergère in French.

The word bergère in French means wing chair, shepherdess, shepherd, herdsman, shepherd, shepherd, pastis, white pastis, les Folies Bergère. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word bergère

wing chair

nom féminin (siège confortable, large et profond)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il fait la sieste assis dans la bergère.
He's napping in the wing chair.

shepherdess

nom féminin (gardienne de troupeau)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il pleut, il pleut, bergère ! rentre tes moutons !
It's raining, it's raining, shepherdess! Bring in your sheep!

shepherd, herdsman

(gardien de troupeau) (male)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le berger veille souvent sur les brebis avec un chien.
The shepherd often watches over his sheep with a dog.

shepherd

nom masculin (figuré (guide) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les pasteurs sont les bergers de leurs ouailles.
Church ministers are shepherds to their flocks.

shepherd

nom masculin (race de chien) (dog breed)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon berger australien est un amour de chien !
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. The farmer uses a sheepdog to round up his flock. // My friend has an Old English sheepdog.

pastis, white pastis

nom masculin (® (apéritif anisé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
- Qu'est-ce tu prends en apéritif ? - Un Berger, s'il te plaît !
"What would you like as an aperitif?" "A white pastis, please!"

les Folies Bergère

nom propre féminin pluriel (France (cabaret parisien) (theatre, show)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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