What does cache in French mean?

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

The word cache in French means hiding place, cache, arms cache, cover, cache, hidden, concealed, secret, hide, conceal, hide, conceal, hide, hide, go into hiding, You can't see the wood for the trees, engine cover, cigarette pack case, Don't look too happy about it!, pipe cover, piping cover, hide-and-seek, wrap-over top, scarf, corset cover, shrug, stole, wrap, camouflage, screen, mask, coverall, cape, muffler, scarf, earmuffs, planter, overall, smock, socket cover, G-string, secret son, son never had, play hide and seek, cached page, game of hide-and-seek, hidden meaning, hidden defect, latent defect. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cache

hiding place

nom féminin (endroit où se cacher)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le fugitif a trouvé une cache sûre.
The fugitive had found a safe hiding place.

cache, arms cache

nom féminin (endroit où cacher)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans cette maison il y avait une cache d'armes.
In this house there was an arms cache.

cover

nom masculin (pièce de masquage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je retire le cache du ventilateur.
I take the cover off the fan.

cache

nom masculin (informatique (dispositif de mémoire tampon) (computing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les données sont présentes dans le cache du navigateur.
The information is in the browser's cache.

hidden, concealed

adjectif (dissimulé)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
L'enfant, caché dans le placard, observait la scène en silence.
The child, hidden in the cupboard, watched the scene silently.

secret

adjectif (figuré (dissimulé, tenu secret) (person, thing)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Elle a eu un enfant caché.
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. The police carried out a covert operation to find the ringleaders.

hide

verbe transitif (dissimuler)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Quand j'étais petit, mes parents cachaient les œufs de Pâques dans le jardin.
When I was little, my parents would hide my Easter eggs in the garden.

conceal, hide

verbe transitif (masquer à la vue)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Elle cache ses rides avec du maquillage.
She conceals (or: hides) her wrinkles with makeup.

conceal, hide

verbe transitif (tenir secret)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ce ministre cache un secret d'État.
The minister is concealing a state secret.

hide

verbe pronominal (se dissimuler)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Le policier s'est caché derrière un mur.
The policeman hid behind a wall.

go into hiding

verbe pronominal (rester à l'abri des regards)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Pendant la guerre, nous nous cachâmes dans cette vieille maison isolée.
During the war, we hid out in this remote old house.

You can't see the wood for the trees

(un détail cache l'ensemble) (UK)

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

engine cover

nom masculin (protection de moteur, carter)

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

cigarette pack case

nom masculin (étui pour paquet)

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

Don't look too happy about it!

(familier, ironique (Sois plus enthousiaste !) (ironic)

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

pipe cover, piping cover

nom masculin (gaine, coffrage)

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

hide-and-seek

nom masculin invariable (jeu d'enfants)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le cache-cache est un jeu où l'on se cache et où l'autre doit nous trouver.
Hide-and-seek is a game where you hide and the other person has to find you.

wrap-over top

nom masculin invariable (vêtement croisé sur la poitrine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce cache-cœur met joliment en valeur son décolleté.

scarf

nom masculin (écharpe protégeant le cou)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mets ton cache-col avant de sortir, le vent est vif ce soir.

corset cover

nom masculin invariable (pièce de lingerie) (dated)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le rôle du cache-corset est de protéger le corset du frottement avec la robe.

shrug, stole, wrap

nom masculin invariable (vêtement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Hélène a mis son cache-épaules car le froid commençait à tomber.

camouflage, screen, mask

nom masculin invariable (chose dissimulant un défaut)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette frisette en bois sert de cache-misère aux défauts de ce mur.

coverall, cape

nom masculin invariable (familier (vêtement ample)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle avait revêtu un cache-misère pour masquer ses frusques.

muffler, scarf

nom masculin invariable (sorte d'écharpe)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les alpinistes portent souvent un cache-nez pour se protéger des morsures du vent.

earmuffs

nom masculin invariable (tissu pour protéger les oreilles)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Le cache-oreilles protège les oreilles des morsures du froid hivernal.

planter

nom masculin invariable (joli pot pour pot de fleurs)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce cache-pot rose est parfait pour les cyclamens.

overall, smock

nom masculin invariable (vieilli (long pardessus)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Jean-Marc porte toujours le cache-poussière qu'il a acheté dans une brocante.

socket cover

nom masculin (dispositif isolant) (safety device)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Parents de jeunes enfants, ils ont mis des cache-prises partout dans la maison.

G-string

nom masculin invariable (petit morceau de tissu)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les cache-sexe sont des culottes minimalistes.

secret son

nom masculin (fils illégitime et caché au public)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Robert est le fils caché du ministre de l'intérieur.

son never had

nom masculin (figuré (fils spirituel de [qqn]) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce musicien est le fils caché de Charlie Parker.

play hide and seek

locution verbale (jouer à se cacher pour être trouvé)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
On joue à cache-cache, je ferme les yeux, je compte, vous vous cachez et je vous trouve.

cached page

nom féminin (Internet : page conservée en mémoire)

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

game of hide-and-seek

nom féminin (jeu enfantin)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les enfants font une partie de cache-cache dans le jardin.

hidden meaning

nom masculin (signification masquée)

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

hidden defect, latent defect

nom masculin (défaut non décelable a priori)

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

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