petain in English
noun
family name; Henri Phillipe Petain (1856-1951), leader of France during World War II, Nazi collaborator who was tried and sentenced for treason in 1945
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1. Behind the presumptuous General loomed the illustrious Marshal Petain.
2. 21 Repeated warnings from Petain, Foch and numerous others that the plan was attended by great danger went unheeded.