camp

/kɑ̃/

noun #870 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

camp

Grammar

Gender

Examples

enfants semaines .

The children are spending two weeks at a holiday camp this summer.

alpinistes situait mille metres 'altitude.

The mountaineers' base camp was situated at three thousand metres altitude.

', ' !

Get out of here, you have no business being there!

Camp est un nom masculin designant un campement, un camp de vacances, un camp militaire ou un groupe dans un conflit. Camp de vacances (holiday camp), camp de base (base camp) et camp de refugies (refugee camp) sont des collocations frequentes.

Ficher / foutre le camp (to clear off, to get out) est une expression familiere tres courante pour dire a quelqu'un de partir. Changer de camp (to change sides) et les deux camps (the two camps / sides) sont des expressions de conflit ou de debat. Camper (to camp) et campement (m) sont les derives.

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