What does bande dessinée in French mean?

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

The word bande dessinée in French means comic book, comic, comic books, comics, comic book, comic, comic books, comics, page of a comic book. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word bande dessinée

comic book, comic

nom féminin (livre illustré)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'ai acheté deux bandes dessinées pour ma nièce pour son anniversaire.
I bought two comic books for my niece's birthday.

comic books, comics

nom féminin (genre)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
La bande dessinée n'est pas réservée aux enfants.
Comic books are not only for children.

comic book, comic

nom féminin invariable (abr (livre : bande dessinée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pierre aime lire des BD.
Peter likes reading comics.

comic books, comics

nom féminin invariable (abr (genre : bande dessinée)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
La BD n'est pas réservée aux enfants.
Comic books are not just for kids.

page of a comic book

nom féminin (feuillet)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour chaque planche de bande dessinée il faut choisir les points de vue, les cadrages et l'agencement des vignettes.

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