What does casserole in French mean?

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

The word casserole in French means saucepan, casserole, scandal, out of tune, badly tuned, in a saucepan, in a casserole dish, sing off-key, sing flat, go through hell, have to put out. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word casserole

saucepan

nom féminin (récipient de cuisine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La soupe est encore chaude : elle est dans la casserole.
The soup is still hot; it's in the saucepan.

casserole

nom féminin (plat cuisiné)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Hier, nous avons mangé une casserole de veau à l'ail et au citron.
Yesterday, we ate a veal casserole with garlic and lemon.

scandal

nom féminin (familier (déboire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cet homme politique traîne plusieurs casseroles !
That politician has a string of scandals behind him.

out of tune, badly tuned

nom féminin (familier (instrument mal accordé)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ce violon est une vraie casserole, accorde-le !
That violin is out of tune - tune it!

in a saucepan, in a casserole dish

locution adverbiale (à l'aide d'une casserole)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
On a fait réchauffer les raviolis à la casserole.

sing off-key, sing flat

locution verbale (figuré, familier (chanter faux)

go through hell

locution verbale (figuré, familier (devoir subir une épreuve désagréable)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Il est convoqué chez le directeur, il va passer à la casserole.

have to put out

locution verbale (figuré, familier (devoir coucher avec [qqn]) (sex)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ses stagiaires devaient passer à la casserole si elles voulaient qu'il leur confie des tâches intéressantes.

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