- GAFFER
- v. tr.
Accrocher quelque chose avec une gaffe.
Employé intransitivement, il signifie au figuré Commettre une maladresse, dire ou faire ce qu’il n’eût fallu ni dire ni faire. Il est familier.
L'Academie francaise. 1935.
GAFFER
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Gaffer — or Gaffa may refer to: * Gaffer (boss), a British colloquial term for boss or old man * Gaffer (motion picture industry), the head of the electrical department * Gaffer tape, a type of adhesive tape * Gaffer, character in the Muppets * Gaffa… … Wikipedia
Gaffer — Gaf fer (g[a^]f f[ e]r), n. [Possibly contr. fr. godfather; but prob. fr. gramfer for grandfather. Cf. {Gammer}.] 1. An old fellow; an aged rustic. [1913 Webster] Go to each gaffer and each goody. Fawkes. [1913 Webster] Note: Gaffer was… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
GAFFER — (Goals And Footballs For East Africa Region) is a grassroots soccer organisation which aims to provide good quality community owned sporting infrastructure (equipment and training) to schools and villages in rural areas of East Africa. External… … Wikipedia
Gaffer — bezeichnet: umgangssprachlich einen Schaulustigen, siehe auch Katastrophentourismus beim Film einen Oberbeleuchter eine Art Klebeband Siehe auch: Wiktionary: Gaffer – Bedeutungserklärungen, Wortherkunft, Synonyme, Übersetzungen … Deutsch Wikipedia
gaffer — (n.) 1580s, elderly rustic, apparently a contraction of godfather (Cf. GAMMER (Cf. gammer)); originally old man, it was applied from 1841 to foremen and supervisors, which sense carried over 20c. to electrician in charge of lighting on a film set … Etymology dictionary
gaffer — ► NOUN Brit. 1) informal an old man. 2) informal a boss. 3) the chief electrician in a film or television production unit. ORIGIN probably a contraction of GODFATHER(Cf. ↑godfather) … English terms dictionary
gaffer — [gaf′ər] n. [altered < GODFATHER] 1. an old man, esp. one from the country: now usually humorous: cf. GAMMER 2. a master glass blower ☆ 3. chief electrician in charge of lighting on a TV or film set 4. Brit. a foreman of a group of workers … English World dictionary
gaffer — 1. gaffer [ gafe ] v. tr. <conjug. : 1> • 1694; de 1. gaffe ♦ Pêche Accrocher avec une gaffe. Gaffer un poisson. gaffer 2. gaffer [ gafe ] v. intr. <conjug. : 1> • 1883; de 2. gaffe ♦ Faire une gaffe, un impair (cf. Mettre les pieds… … Encyclopédie Universelle
gaffer — In modern times a British worker might say: ‘You’d better see the gaffer about that’, meaning that it is necessary to consult the boss. He might also, in a public house, ask where the gaffer is tonight, referring to the landlord. Such… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
Gaffer — Pour une définition du mot « gaffer », voir l’article gaffer du Wiktionnaire. Gaffer (Gaffa) ruban adhésif Le gaffer e … Wikipédia en Français
Gaffer — ↑ Gafferin Beobachter, Beobachterin, Betrachter, Betrachterin, Neugieriger, Neugierige, Passant, Passantin, Umstehende, Zaungast, Zuschauer, Zuschauerin; (häufig abwertend): Schaulustige; (veraltet abwertend): Maulaffe. * * *… … Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme
