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Translate maquis from French to English

Summary

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maquis:
- underground; Resistance; illegality; resistance
Wiktionary:
- maquis → macchia, brush, thicket, maquis, chaparral, bush, undergrowth

French

Detailed Translations for maquis from French to English

maquis:

maquis [le ~] noun

le maquis (Résistance; mouvement de résistance)
the underground
– a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force ¹
- underground [the ~] noun
the Resistance; the illegality
- Resistance [the ~] noun
- illegality [the ~] noun
le maquis (résistance; clandestinité)
the resistance
- resistance [the ~] noun

Translation Matrix for maquis:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Resistance	Résistance; maquis; mouvement de résistance
illegality	Résistance; maquis; mouvement de résistance	action illicite; illégalité; résistance
resistance	clandestinité; maquis; résistance	agitation; contestation; distraction; divertissement; défense; détente; insurrection; objection; opposition; plainte; protestation; rébellion; réclamation; résistance; révolte; sabotage; émeute
underground	Résistance; maquis; mouvement de résistance	métro
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
underground		clandestin; clandestinement; en cachette; secret; souterrain

Synonyms for "maquis":

broussaille; buisson; fourré; hallier; taillis; friche; brousse; garrigue; gâtine; jachère; lande; brande; pâtis; pinède; résistance

Wiktionary Translations for maquis:

maquis

noun

(botanique) formation végétale arbustif très dense de région méditerranéenne.
- maquis → macchia; brush; thicket

maquis

noun

vegetation
- maquis → maquis
shrubland biota
- macchia → maquis
region of shrubs
- chaparral → maquis
Remote undeveloped and uncultivated rural area
- bush → maquis; cambrousse
copse
- thicket → fourré; maquis
plants which only reach a low height
- undergrowth → broussailles; sous-bois; maquis

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