👮martinet (martinet)

noun
/ˌmɑːrtəˈnɛt/
un tyran (un tyran)

Signification

A strict disciplinarian who demands rigid adherence to rules.
Traduction de la signification
Une personne qui exige une adhérence rigide aux règles.
Une personne qui exige une adherence rigide aux regles.

Phrases d'exemple

The new manager was such a martinet that even minor infractions were punished.

Le nouveau gestionnaire était un martinet au point que même les infractions mineures étaient punies.
Le nouveau gestionnaire était un martinet au point que même les infractions mineures étaient punies.

Synonymes

disciplinarian, authoritarian, tyrant, strict taskmaster

Antonymes

lenient, tolerant, permissive

Collocations

strict martinet, military martinet, martinet leader

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