French Conversation · Level 105
58 words
French word
tsar
Pronunciation
IPA/tsaʁ/
Meaning
- masculine nountsar
Example
Le tsar était le souverain.
The tsar was the sovereign.
More examples
Le peuple s'est révolté contre le tsar.
The people revolted against the tsar.
Core concept
An autocratic Russian monarch standing above the state and its subjects.
Common phrases
le tsar russe
the Russian tsar
l'abdication du tsar
the tsar's abdication
la cour du tsar
the tsar's court
Similar words
empereur: A monarch who rules an empire covering a vast territory.
souverain: The person holding supreme power in a state.
roi: A monarch who occupies the throne and rules a country.
dictateur: A ruler who exercises power alone while suppressing opposition.
Definition in French
Titre désignant le monarque autocratique de Russie, utilisé pour l'empereur russe jusqu'à la révolution de 1917.
Word origin
French adopted tsar from Russian, and the Russian title ultimately derives from Latin Caesar through Old Church Slavonic.
Usage tips
- In French, tsar mainly refers to the historical Russian rulers or appears in figurative expressions, not to a modern Russian president.
Other meanings
- autocratnoun
Opposites
- républicainrepublicannoun
- présidentpresidentnoun
Related words
- tsarismetsarismnoun
- tsaristetsaristadjective
- tsarinetsarinanoun