noun, masculine/ʒi.lɛ ʒon/plural: gilets jaunes
yellow high-visibility safety vest; motorway patroller, who wears such a vest; a member of a French protest movement which started in late 2018 against rising fuel prices; members of the movement wore such vests; Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see gilet, jaune.
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Synonyms: gilet de haute visibilité, gilet de sécurité, homme en jaune
Related: giletjaunisation, giletjauniser