What does carabine in French mean?

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

The word carabine in French means rifle, raging, ferocious, medical student, carabinier, air gun, air rifle, lever-action rifle, pounding headache, throbbing headache, bad cold, bad head cold, rifle shooting, shoot with a rifle. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word carabine

rifle

nom féminin (fusil léger)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Enfant, j'avais une carabine à air comprimé.

raging, ferocious

adjectif (familier (fort, violent)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Gérard s'est pris une engueulade carabinée par sa femme. Gérard n'est pas venu au travail parce qu'il a un rhume carabiné.
Gerard hasn't come in to work because he has a stinking cold.

medical student

(familier (étudiant en médecine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les carabins font souvent des blagues douteuses.

carabinier

nom masculin (soldat de la cavalerie légère)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le carabin est l'ancêtre du tireur isolé.

air gun, air rifle

nom féminin (arme à feu)

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

lever-action rifle

nom féminin (arme à feu)

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

pounding headache, throbbing headache

nom masculin (familier (forte migraine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Depuis ce matin, Pierre a un mal de tête carabiné.

bad cold, bad head cold

nom masculin (très gros rhume)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Gérard n'est pas venu au travail parce qu'il a un rhume carabiné.

rifle shooting

nom masculin (attraction de foire)

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

shoot with a rifle

locution verbale (tirer avec une carabine)

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

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