What does bâche in French mean?

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

The word bâche in French means tarpaulin, playing surround, thrashing. beating, drubbing, tilt, tidal pool, tide pool, cover up, tarpaulin, hit the hay, hit the sack, tarpaulin. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word bâche

tarpaulin

nom féminin (couverture de protection)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Thomas a protégé son bois avec une bâche.
Thomas protected his wood with a tarpaulin.

playing surround

nom féminin (Sports : séparation amovible)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce pongiste a envoyé son top dans les bâches.
The table tennis player sent his topspin into the playing surround.

thrashing. beating, drubbing

nom féminin (familier (échec) (informal, figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Lucie s'est encore pris une bâche au tennis.
Lucy's taken another thrashing at tennis.

tilt

nom féminin (Géologie, technique (creux entre 2 crêtes de plage) (geology)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette plage est célèbre pour ses bâches.

tidal pool, tide pool

nom féminin (Géologie, technique (flaque laissée par la mer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il reste des bâches sur cette plage à marée descendante.

cover up, tarpaulin

verbe transitif (couvrir d'un bâche)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Je bâche mon bois de chauffage pour le protéger des intempéries.

hit the hay, hit the sack

verbe pronominal (argot (se coucher)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Mon grand-père se bâche comme les poules, avec le soleil.

tarpaulin

nom féminin (couverture pour matériel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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