What does camion in French mean?

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

The word camion in French means lorry, paint pail, be a handsome one, be a handsome devil, pizza van, tipper truck, fire engine, removal van, breakdown truck, recovery truck, tow truck, milk tanker, delivery van, delivery lorry, fire engine, heavy load truck, flatbed lorry, heavy load truck, bin lorry, dustbin lorry, refuse lorry, dustcart, concrete mixer lorry, tanker, mobile shop, fell off the back of a lorry. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word camion

lorry

nom masculin (véhicule à fort volume) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Avec son camion, l'entrepreneur livre les matériaux destinés à la construction.
The contractor delivers building materials in his lorry.

paint pail

nom masculin (jargon (récipient de peintre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les peintres mettent leur peinture dans un camion.
Painters put their paint in a paint pail.

be a handsome one, be a handsome devil

locution adjectivale (familier (très beau)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Look at him, he is a handsome devil.

pizza van

nom masculin (restaurant de pizza ambulant) (UK)

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

tipper truck

nom masculin (camion muni d'une benne) (heavy vehicle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un camion benne vient collecter les gravats.

fire engine

nom masculin (fourgon de pompier) (UK)

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

removal van

nom masculin (camion servant aux déménagements) (UK)

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

breakdown truck, recovery truck, tow truck

nom masculin (dépanneuse) (vehicle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un mécanicien et sa dépanneuse sont venus pour tracter notre voiture en panne au bord de a route.

milk tanker

nom masculin (camion de transport du lait)

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

delivery van, delivery lorry

nom masculin (véhicule qui sert à livrer) (UK)

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

fire engine

nom masculin (véhicule de lutte anti-incendie) (UK)

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

heavy load truck

nom masculin (camion de gros tonnage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les camions gros porteurs transportent plus de 44 tonnes.

flatbed lorry

nom masculin (camion à socle amovible) (UK)

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

heavy load truck

nom masculin (camion portant un conteneur) (vehicle)

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

bin lorry, dustbin lorry, refuse lorry, dustcart

nom masculin (benne à ordures) (UK)

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

concrete mixer lorry

nom masculin (camion malaxant du béton) (UK)

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

tanker

nom masculin (camion avec une citerne)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce camion-citerne collecte le lait de ces éleveurs.

mobile shop

nom masculin (camion qui fait magasin) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a beaucoup de camions-magasins itinérants à la campagne.

fell off the back of a lorry

locution adjectivale (argot (qui a été volé) (UK, figurative)

Do you like my new flatscreen TV? I got it dirt cheap; it fell off the back of a lorry, if you know what I mean...

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