What does bouteille in French mean?

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

The word bouteille in French means bottle, bottle, bottle, If wishes were horses, beggars would ride., be an old hand, drink from the bottle, good bottle of wine, message in a bottle, cry for help, message in a bottle, bottle of water, gas bottle, air tank, graduated bottle, measuring bottle, thermos, bottom of a bottle, base of a bottle, jam jars, half-bottle, half a bottle, coaster, the bottle, bottled water, bottled gas, spin the bottle, send out an SOS, bottle, bottling, bottled at the chateau, bottled on the estate, bottle opener, get older and wiser, shard of glass, bottle green, bottle-green. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word bouteille

bottle

nom féminin (récipient à liquide)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les bouteilles de vinaigre ont souvent un verseur.
Vinegar bottles often have a pourer.

bottle

nom féminin (contenu)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'avais tellement soif que j'ai bu toute la bouteille (d'eau).
I was so thirsty, I drank the whole bottle (of water).

bottle

nom féminin (bouteille de vin) (informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pierre a sorti une bonne bouteille hier midi.
Peter got a good bottle out yesterday lunchtime.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

(figuré (Tout est possible avec des si)

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

be an old hand

locution verbale (familier (être expérimenté)

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

drink from the bottle

locution verbale (boire sans verre)

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

good bottle of wine

nom féminin (alcool de valeur, vin estimé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour mon anniversaire, exceptionnellement, mon père a sorti une bonne bouteille.

message in a bottle

nom féminin (appel à l'aide de naufragé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les naufragés ont jeté une bouteille à la mer en espérant qu'un navire la récupère.

cry for help

nom féminin (figuré (appel désespéré) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cet acte désespéré est une bouteille à la mer pour qu'on s'intéresse à lui.

message in a bottle

nom féminin (figuré (jeu de piste de messages) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'est en participant à un jeu de bouteille à la mer que nous avons rencontré ces amis.

bottle of water

nom féminin (récipient d'eau)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quand je pars en randonnée, je prends toujours une bouteille d'eau.

gas bottle

nom féminin (réserve mobile de gaz)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les bouteilles de gaz se vident souvent le dimanche.

air tank

nom féminin (réservoir personnel) (for diving)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les bouteilles de plongée ne comprennent souvent que de l'air comprimé.

graduated bottle, measuring bottle

nom féminin (flacon doseur)

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

thermos

nom féminin (bouteille conservant la température)

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

bottom of a bottle, base of a bottle

nom masculin (fond de bouteille)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le cul des bouteilles peut être plat ou bombé vers l'intérieur.

jam jars

nom masculin pluriel (familier (lunettes aux verres épais) (figurative, slang)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Ma sœur est myope comme une taupe et doit porter des culs de bouteille qui ne la mettent pas en valeur.

half-bottle

nom féminin (bouteille d'environ 37 cl)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La fillette est une demi-bouteille de vin.

half a bottle

nom féminin (contenu)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il a bu une demi-bouteille à lui tout seul.
He drank half a bottle by himself.

coaster

nom masculin (disque de protection)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Une fois ouverte, la bouteille est posée sur un dessous-de-bouteille afin qu'une goutte de vin ne tache pas la nappe.

the bottle

nom féminin (familier (vin)

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

bottled water

nom féminin (eau de source ou minérale)

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

bottled gas

nom masculin (gaz vendu en bouteille)

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

spin the bottle

nom masculin (jeu de société) (game)

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

send out an SOS

locution verbale (figuré (appeler au secours) (figurative)

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

bottle

locution verbale (embouteiller)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

bottling

nom féminin (embouteillage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Après l'élevage, il y a la mise en bouteilles du vin.

bottled at the chateau, bottled on the estate

nom féminin (embouteillage sur lieu de production) (wine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On lit souvent « mise en bouteille au château » sur les bouteilles de bordeaux.

bottle opener

nom masculin (décapsuleur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'ai pensé aux bières mais ai oublié l'ouvre-bouteille !

get older and wiser

locution verbale (familier (gagner en expérience)

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

shard of glass

nom masculin (éclat de bouteille de verre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
There were shards of glass along the top of the wall.

bottle green

nom masculin (nuance de vert foncé) (colour)

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

bottle-green

adjectif invariable (de couleur vert foncé) (colour)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

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