What does bouchon in French mean?

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

The word bouchon in French means cap, top, traffic jam, blockage, wisp of straw, darling, my darling, float, bouchon, earplug, build-up of earwax, cork, measuring cap, cork, traditional Lyon restaurant, swing-top bottle stopper, spiral, pop gun, popgun, go too far, corkscrew, ringlet, You're pushing it a bit!. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word bouchon

cap, top

nom masculin (fermeture de récipient)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mais où est passé le bouchon du tube de dentifrice ? // Les bouteilles de vin sont fermées par des bouchons en liège.
Wine bottles are sealed with corks.

traffic jam

nom masculin (embouteillage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La radio annonce 25 km de bouchons sur toute la région.
The radio is warning of 25-km traffic jams across the whole region.

blockage

nom masculin (obstacle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le cérumen a formé un bouchon dans ton oreille.
The earwax has formed a blockage in your ear.

wisp of straw

nom masculin (poignée de paille)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le lad nettoie le cheval avec un bouchon de paille.
The stable lad is rubbing the horse down with a wisp of straw.

darling, my darling

nom masculin (familier (mot tendre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon bouchon, je t'adore.
My darling, I adore you.

float

nom masculin (Pêche : flotteur) (fishing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un bon pêcheur doit surveiller ses bouchons.
I good fisherman has to keep an eye on his floats.

bouchon

nom masculin (restaurant lyonnais) (French)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je vais toujours manger dans un bouchon lorsque je vais à Lyon.
I always go and eat in a bouchon when I go to Lyon.

earplug

nom masculin (protection auditive)

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

build-up of earwax

nom masculin (amas de cérumen)

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

cork

nom masculin (fermeture de bouteille) (bottle stopper)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le bouchon de liège est fabriqué avec l'écorce du chêne liège.
Corks are made from the bark of the cork oak.

measuring cap

nom masculin (fermeture de flacon servant à mesurer)

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

cork

nom masculin (accessoire de fermeture de bouteille) (bottle stopper)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les bonnes bouteilles de vin sont pourvues d'un bouchon en liège.

traditional Lyon restaurant

nom masculin (restaurant typique lyonnais)

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

swing-top bottle stopper

nom masculin (bouchon pour liquide gazeux)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les bouteilles de limonades sont souvent munies de bouchons mécaniques.

spiral

(en spirales)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Arnaud a acheté des serpentins en tire-bouchons pour Noël.

pop gun, popgun

nom masculin (pistolet factice d'enfant) (toy)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il reçut un pistolet à bouchon pour son anniversaire.

go too far

locution verbale (exagérer)

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

corkscrew

nom masculin (ustensile pour déboucher une bouteille)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous avons besoin d'un tire-bouchon pour ouvrir cette bouteille de vin.
We need a corkscrew to open this wine bottle.

ringlet

nom masculin (mèche de cheveux en forme de spirale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mathieu a un faible pour les femmes qui ont des tire-bouchons.
Matthew has a weakness for women with ringlets.

You're pushing it a bit!

(familier (Tu exagères) (colloquial)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

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