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English[]

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Etymology[]

Old French camp, ultimately from Latin campus.

Pronunciation[]

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    Rhymes: -æmp

Noun[]

Singular
Camp

Plural
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Camp ({{{1}}})

  1. An outdoor place acting as temporary accommodation in tents or other temporary structures.
  2. An organised event, often taking place in tents or temporary accommodation.
  3. A base of a military group, not necessarily temporary.
  4. A group of people with the same ideals or political leanings, strongly supported.
  5. An affected, exaggerated or intentionally tasteless style.
  6. (informal) A summer camp.

Translations[]

Adjective[]

Camp (comparative er, superlative {{{2}}})

Positive
Camp

Comparative
er

Superlative
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  1. Theatrical; making exaggerated gestures.
  2. (of a man) Ostentatiously effeminate.
  3. Intentionally tasteless or vulgar, self-parodying.

Translations[]

Verb[]

Infinitive
to Camp

Third person singular
-

Simple past
-

Past participle
-

Present participle
-

to Camp (third-person singular simple present -, present participle -, simple past and past participle -)

  1. To live in a tent or similar temporary accommodation.
    We're planning to camp in the field until Sunday.
  2. To set up a camp.
  3. (video games) To stay in an advantageous location in a video game, such as next to a power-up's spawning point or to guard an area.
    The easiest way to win on this map is to camp the double damage.
    Go and camp the flag for the win.
  4. To behave in a camp manner.
    Don't camp up your performance of Malvolio in Twelfth Night this time.

Translations[]

Related terms[]

  • camper
  • campness
  • campfire
  • camp site, campsite
  • campground
  • campestral
  • fat camp
  • spawn camping
  • summer camp

Anagrams[]

  • acmp,
  • CAPM
  • CPAM

French[]

File:Guerre 14-18-Campement de Châlons-1914.JPG

camp militaire pendant la guerre de 1914-18.

Etymology 1[]

Latin campus.

Pronunciation[]

Noun[]

Camp m. (plural Camps)

  1. camp (An outdoor place acting as temporary accommodation in tents or other temporary structures.)
    Il a mis son camp en tel endroit.
  2. camp (Semi-temporary accommodation)
    Un camp de concentration.
  3. camp (A base of a military group, not necessarily temporary)
    Les camps ennemis.
  4. camp {{gloss}|A group of people with the same ideals or political leanings, strongly supported.}}
    Ce pays est partagé en deux camps.
  5. camp, summer camp.
    Un camp de vacances.
Derived terms[]
  • camp volant
  • foutre le camp, ficher le camp
Related terms[]

Etymology 2[]

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très camp !

English camp.

Pronunciation[]

  • IPA: /kɑ̃mp/, /kɑ̃p/

Adjective[]

Camp m. (invariable)

  1. camp (Intentionally tasteless or vulgar, self-parodying, affected, exaggerated)
    Une folle camp ne peut jamais en faire trop.

Noun[]

Camp m (usually uncountable)

  1. campness; An affected, exaggerated or intentionally tasteless style.
    La tactique des Sœurs dans la lutte contre le sida repose sur une stratégie politique : une utilisation du camp, une réappropriation revendiquée de l’efféminement, de la visibilité homosexuelle et de la follitude qui visent à désarmer les injonctions morales pesant sur la sexualité – sociales, religieuses, liées au sexe, au genre, aux pratiques sexuelles…
Synonyms[]
  • follitude

Old English[]

Etymology[]

From Latin campus.

Noun[]

camp m. or n.

  1. combat

Noun[]

camp n.

  1. an enclosed piece of land

Old French[]

File:Goldfield.jpg

Le camp du drap d'or.

Etymology[]

Latin campus.

Noun[]

Camp m. (oblique plural Camps, nominative singular Camps, nominative plural Camp)

  1. camp.
  2. Alternative spelling of champ.

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