What does canne in French mean?

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

The word canne in French means stick, walking stick, leg, knackered, dead as a doornail, cane, croak, back down, croak, chicken out, cane, fishing rod, sugar cane, forearm crutch, white stick, white cane, canne de combat, folding stroller, cane sugar. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word canne

stick, walking stick

nom féminin (bâton)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour mieux marcher il utilise une canne.
He uses a stick (or: walking stick) to walk more steadily.

leg

nom féminin (familier (jambe) (usu pl)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Avec ses grandes cannes, Xavier marche plus vite que moi sans efforts.
With his long pins, Xavier easily walks faster than me.

knackered

adjectif (familier (très fatigué) (UK, figurative, vulgar, slang)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Après ces 4 heures de marche forcée, je suis cannée !
After four hours of forced marching, I'm knackered!

dead as a doornail

adjectif (familier (mort) (informal)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Il ne bouge plus, tu crois qu'il est canné ?
He's not moving; do you think he's dead?

cane

adjectif (entrelacé)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ce fauteuil en rotin canné est très joli.
This rattan cane chair is very pretty.

croak

verbe intransitif (argot (mourir) (die: slang)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Cet artiste a cané en pleine partie de tennis.

back down

verbe intransitif (argot (céder par peur, reculer)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
Finalement, il a cané face aux menaces.

croak

verbe intransitif (argot (mourir) (slang)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

chicken out

verbe intransitif (populaire (céder par peur) (slang)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. He was afraid of doing it, so he chickened out.

cane

verbe transitif (faire un cannage)

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

fishing rod

nom féminin (dispositif pour pêcher)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Jean-Louis a cassé le moulinet de sa canne à pêche.
Jean-Louis has broken the reel on his fishing rod.

sugar cane

nom féminin (végétal dont on tire du sucre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le rhum est issu de la distillation de la canne à sucre.
Rum is made by distilling sugar cane.

forearm crutch

nom féminin (sorte de béquille) (walking aid)

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

white stick, white cane

nom féminin (aide pour aveugles)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'ai vu à sa canne blanche qu'il était aveugle.
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. I saw from his white stick (or: cane) that he was blind.

canne de combat

nom féminin (sport de combat) (French sport)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La canne de combat est un sport de combat qui se pratique avec un bâton de châtaignier.

folding stroller

nom féminin (poussette légère repliable) (mainly US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La poussette-canne connue aussi comme poussette-parapluie est prévue pour le transport des enfants de 0 à 4 ans.

cane sugar

nom masculin (sucre issu de la canne à sucre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le sucre de canne est déconseillé aux diabétiques.

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