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league meaning in French

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league [leagues] (a group or association of cooperating members)
noun
[UK: liːɡ]
[US: ˈliːɡ]

ligue◼◼◼nom {f}Our team is the worst team in the league. = Notre équipe est la plus mauvaise de la ligue.

league [leagues] (organization of sports teams)
noun
[UK: liːɡ]
[US: ˈliːɡ]

ligue◼◼◼nom {f}Our team is the worst team in the league. = Notre équipe est la plus mauvaise de la ligue.

league [leagues] (distance)
noun
[UK: liːɡ]
[US: ˈliːɡ]

lieue◼◼◻nom {f}A league originally referred to the distance a person or a horse could walk in an hour. = La lieue a comme origine la distance que peut parcourir un homme ou un cheval en une heure.

league cup (cup competition)
noun

coupe de la ligue◼◼◼nom {f}

League of Nations (international organization)
proper noun
[UK: liːɡ əv ˈneɪʃ.n̩z]
[US: ˈliːɡ əv ˈneɪʃ.n̩z]

Société des Nations◼◼◼nom {f}

league table (tabular display of teams)
noun
[UK: liːɡ ˈteɪb.l̩]
[US: ˈliːɡ ˈteɪb.l̩]

classement◼◼◼nom

American League proper noun

Ligue américaine◼◼◼nom {f}

Arab League proper noun
[UK: ˈær.əb liːɡ]
[US: ˈær.əb ˈliːɡ]

Ligue arabe◼◼◼nom {f}

Awami League (Bangladeshi party)
proper noun

Ligue Awami◼◼◼nom propre

beleaguer [beleaguered, beleaguering, beleaguers] (to besiege; to surround with troops)
verb
[UK: bɪ.ˈliː.ɡə(r)]
[US: bə.ˈliː.ɡər]

assiéger◼◼◼verbe

investirverbe

beleaguered (beset by trouble or difficulty)
adjective
[UK: bɪ.ˈliː.ɡəd]
[US: bə.ˈliː.ɡərd]

assiégé◼◼◼adjectif

en difficulté◼◼◻adjectif

éprouvé◼◻◻adjectif

mal en pointadjectif

à bout de souffleadjectif

Champions League (the highest-level European club football tournament)
proper noun
[UK: ˈtʃæm.pɪənz liːɡ]
[US: ˈtʃæm.piənz ˈliːɡ]

Ligue des champions◼◼◼nom propre

colleague [colleagues] (fellow member of a profession)
noun
[UK: ˈkɒ.liːɡ]
[US: ˈkɑː.liɡ]

collègue◼◼◼nom {m} nom {f}He is my colleague. = C'est mon collègue.

confrère◼◼◻nom {m}

consœur◼◻◻nom {f}

confrèsœur [neologism]nom {f}

Hanseatic League (former commercial and military alliance)
proper noun
[UK: ˌhæn.si.ˈæ.tɪk liːɡ]
[US: ˌhæn.si.ˈæ.tɪk ˈliːɡ]

Ligue hanséatique◼◼◼nom {f}

Hanse◼◼◻nom {f}

National League proper noun

Ligue nationale◼◼◼nom {f}

out of one's league (too good or too expensive)
preposition

au-dessus de ses moyenspreposition

rugby league (version of rugby football)
noun

rugby à XIII◼◼◼nom {m}

seven-league boots (boots enabling great stride)
noun
[UK: ˈsev.n̩ liːɡ buːts]
[US: ˈsev.n̩ ˈliːɡ ˈbuːts]

bottes de sept lieues◼◼◼nom {f pl}