What does agrafe in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word agrafe in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use agrafe in French.

The word agrafe in French means staple, hook-and-eye fastening, staple, surgical staple, clip, tie, wall tie, masonry tie, stone tie, staple, nab, grab, cop, nab, give a stitch. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word agrafe

staple

nom féminin (attache métallique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les différentes pages de ce rapport sont tenues par une agrafe.
The pages of the report are held together with a staple.

hook-and-eye fastening

nom féminin (attache : crochet pour anneau)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La jeune femme ferma le col de sa veste à l'aide d'une agrafe. // Une des agrafes de mon soutien-gorge a lâché.
One of the hooks on my bra has given way.

staple, surgical staple

nom féminin (Médecine : attache de suture) (Medicine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le chirurgien referma la plaie avec des agrafes.
The surgeon closed the wound with staples (or: surgical staples).

clip

nom féminin (languette métallique ou plastique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il fixe son stylo dans sa poche à l'aide de l'agrafe.
He fixes his pen in his pocked with a clip.

tie, wall tie

nom féminin (Architecture : attache métallique) (Architecture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les pierres de ce muret sont maintenues par des agrafes en guise d'armature.
The stones of this low wall are held together by a framework of wall ties.

masonry tie, stone tie

nom féminin (Architecture : pierre en saillie) (stone ornament)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La façade est décorée par des agrafes aux sculptures florales.

staple

verbe transitif (unir avec une agrafe)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il faut agrafer ensemble les feuilles de ce dossier.
The pages in this file need to be stapled together.

nab, grab

verbe transitif (familier (attraper) (informal, figurative)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Je vais agrafer notre chef pour lui parler.
I'm going to grab our boss to have a word with him.

cop, nab

verbe transitif (populaire (arrêter) (informal)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il s'est fait agrafer par la police.
He was nabbed by the police.

give a stitch

locution verbale (faire une suture)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La chirurgienne lui posa trois agrafes.

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