What does bain in French mean?

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

The word bain in French means bath, swim, bath, rinse, bath, chemical bath, swing of things, Jacuzzi, jacuzzi, bubble bath, oil sump, oil bath, oil tank, mouthwash, mud bath, walkabout, elixir of youth, sea bathing, midnight swim, midnight dip, bubble bath, footbath, foot bath, pool of blood, bloodbath, hip bath, sunbathing, sun lounger, steam bath, language immersion, bubble-bath, developing bath, Turkish bath, halter-neck, halter, bain-marie, hot-water bath, swimming cap, swimming trunks, hot-water tank, hot-water cylinder, swimsuit, bathing suit, cook in a bain-marie, bath towel, heat in a bain-marie, run a bath, deep end, throw the baby out with the bathwater, bath towels, bath sheets, swimsuit, robe, shallow pool, paddling pool, have a bath, take a bath, mingle with the crowd, sunbathe, sunbathing dress, shared bathroom, bathroom, get into the swing of things, get back into the swing of things, bath salts, bath towel, swimming trunks, bathrobe, bath mat. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word bain

bath

nom masculin (eau d'une baignoire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Julie aime bien mettre des sels dans son bain.
Julie loves putting salts in her bath.

swim

nom masculin (baignade)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Après cette journée épuisante, un bon bain me fera du bien. Nous avons pris un bain de mer cet après-midi.
We took a dip in the sea this afternoon.

bath

nom masculin (solution liquide)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Trempe ta brûlure dans un bain d'eau froide, cela devrait te soulager.
Soak your burn in a cold-water bath; that should make it better.

rinse

nom masculin (fait de faire tremper [qch])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le médecin lui a conseillé de faire des bains de bouche.
The doctor advised him to use mouthwash.

bath, chemical bath

nom masculin (photo : révélateur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le photographe plonge ses clichés dans un bain chimique pour faire apparaître l'image.
The photographer plunges his shots into a chemical bath to make the image appear.

swing of things

nom masculin (figuré (immersion dans un milieu) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Après six mois passés avec des artistes, Simon est maintenant dans le bain.
After spending six months with artists, Simon is now in the swing of things.

Jacuzzi, jacuzzi

nom masculin (jacuzzi) (®)

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

bubble bath

nom masculin (jacuzzi)

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

oil sump, oil bath, oil tank

nom masculin (lubrifiant)

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

mouthwash

nom masculin (soin de bouche) (oral hygiene product)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les aphtes se soignent bien par bains de bouche.
Mouth ulcers can be treated with mouthwash.

mud bath

nom masculin (traitement thermal)

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

walkabout

nom masculin (être entouré par la foule)

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

elixir of youth

nom masculin (traitement rajeunissant)

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

sea bathing

nom masculin (baignade) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les premiers bains de mer étaient à but thérapeutique.
In its early days, sea bathing was undertaken for therapeutic reasons.

midnight swim, midnight dip

nom masculin (bain tout nu la nuit)

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

bubble bath

nom masculin (mousse abondante)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Monique met dans la baignoire un produit moussant et obtient ainsi un bain de mousse.

footbath, foot bath

nom masculin (lavage des pieds)

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

pool of blood

nom masculin (sang répandu)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y avait un bain de sang autour du cadavre.

bloodbath

nom masculin (figuré (massacre) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Si la police n'intervient pas cette rixe finira en bain de sang.

hip bath

nom masculin (trempage des fesses dans de l'eau)

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

sunbathing

nom masculin (fait d'être exposé au soleil) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un bain de soleil te donnera des couleurs.
Sunbathing will give you a bit of colour.

sun lounger

nom masculin (chaise pour bronzer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous avons installé des bains de soleil sur la terrasse.
We have set up sun loungers on the terrace.

steam bath

nom masculin (sauna)

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

language immersion

nom masculin (immersion pour apprendre une langue)

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

bubble-bath

nom masculin (bain avec du savon qui mousse)

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

developing bath

nom masculin (produit de développement de photos) (photography)

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

Turkish bath

nom masculin (hammam)

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

halter-neck, halter

nom masculin (vêtement avec épaules dénudées) (garment)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle espère bronzer et effacer les marques de son maillot de bain en mettant son bain-de-soleil.

bain-marie, hot-water bath

nom masculin (préparation chauffée dans un liquide)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour cette cuisson au bain-marie je place ma préparation dans un récipient que je pose dans une casserole d'eau que je chauffe.

swimming cap

nom masculin (chapeau obligatoire à la piscine)

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

swimming trunks

nom masculin (maillot pour se baigner) (men's swimwear)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

hot-water tank, hot-water cylinder

nom masculin (chauffe-eau)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On n'a plus d'eau chaude, le chauffe-bain est en panne.

swimsuit

nom masculin (Can, Suisse (maillot de bain)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Comme Catherine a oublié son costume de bain, elle ne pourra pas aller se baigner.

bathing suit

nom masculin (France, vieilli (maillot de bain long) (dated)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sur cette photo, c'est mon arrière-grand-père qu'on voit en costume de bain rayé.

cook in a bain-marie

verbe transitif (mode de cuisson)

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

bath towel

nom masculin (grande serviette)

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

heat in a bain-marie

locution verbale (chauffer dans un récipient dans l'eau) (cookery)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Il fait chauffer son plat au bain marie.

run a bath

locution verbale (préparer un bain)

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

deep end

nom masculin (partie profonde d'une piscine)

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

throw the baby out with the bathwater

locution verbale (péjoratif (tout rejeter en bloc) (colloquial)

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

bath towels, bath sheets

nom masculin (serviettes de toilette)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

swimsuit

nom masculin (vêtement pour se baigner) (women)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Laure préfère les maillots de bain d'une seule pièce.

robe

nom masculin (sortie de bain)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle enfila un peignoir au sortir du bain.
She slipped on a robe when she got out of the tub.

shallow pool, paddling pool

nom masculin (partie de piscine où l'on a pied)

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

have a bath, take a bath

locution verbale (se laver en se plongeant dans l'eau)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Je ne peux pas te passer Justine, elle prend un bain.

mingle with the crowd

locution verbale (se mélanger à la foule)

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

sunbathe

locution verbale (s'allonger au soleil)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

sunbathing dress

nom féminin (robe estivale très légère)

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

shared bathroom

nom féminin (salle de bain partagée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le problème en collocation est la salle de bain commune.

bathroom

nom féminin (pièce où se laver)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ils ont rénové leur salle de bains.

get into the swing of things

(figuré (s'informer du contexte)

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

get back into the swing of things

(figuré (se réhabituer à [qch])

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

bath salts

nom masculin pluriel (sels minéraux parfumés pour le bain)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

bath towel

nom féminin (grande serviette)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La serviette de bain bleue est pour moi, la grise est pour toi.

swimming trunks

nom masculin (bas de maillot de bain)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Son slip de bain n'est pas coordonné avec son haut.

bathrobe

nom féminin (grande serviette enveloppante)

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

bath mat

nom masculin (tapis pour sortie de bain) (on bathroom floor)

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

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