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foudre de guerre

French, noun/fu.dʁə d(ə) ɡɛʁ/

foudre de guerre is a French masculine noun meaning “powerful warrior; very effective and rapidly-acting leader” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Personne ou chose puissante, rapide, performante, réactive”.

What does foudre de guerre mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinepowerful warrior; very effective and rapidly-acting leader

    Ce n'est pas un foudre de guerre.

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Personne ou chose puissante, rapide, performante, réactive.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of foudre de guerre

  • foudres de guerre plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce foudre de guerre?

  • /fu.dʁə d(ə) ɡɛʁ/
  • \fu.dʁə də ɡɛʁ\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.