jackboot

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. A glossy leather calf-covering military boot, commonly associated with German soldiers of the WWII era.
2. (broadly, informal) The spirit that motivates a totalitarian or overly militaristic regime or policy.

Verb

1. (transitive) To stamp on with a jackboot.
2. (intransitive) To march in jackboots.

Concepts

Wellington

Botte en caoutchouc

hessien

botte à revers

Synonymes

Wellington boot

Wellington

hessian

top boot

Hessian boot

bucket top boot

boot

👢

over the knee boot

top-boot

leather boot

topboot

musketeer boot

Traductions

επιγονατίδα

Knobelbecher

Stulpenstiefel

υψηλό υπόδημα

ψηλή μπότα

stivale alto

Overknees

galocha

bota de cano alto

Galocha

kaba kuvvet

الجزمة

kaba kuvvete dayanan

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒækbuːt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Old French jaque (“coat of mail”).