premier de cordée

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pʁə.mje d(ə) kɔʁ.de/

Noun

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premier de cordée m (plural premiers de cordée)

  1. (mountaineering) lead climber, climber in lead, leader
  2. (figuratively) trailblazer
  3. (figuratively) most wealthy person or country, any entity at the top of the economic ladder