What does ceinture in French mean?

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

The word ceinture in French means belt, waist, belt, ring, no + [noun] for , no more + [noun] for, grasp round the waist, encircle, surround, mark, put a mark on, dirty, saucy, X-rated, below-the-belt joke, belt buckle, abdominal truss, white belt, blue belt, asteroid belt, chastity belt, radiation belt, seat belt, brown belt, black belt, pelvic girdle, pelvic support belt, green belt, greenbelt, blow below the belt, blow below the belt, low blow, not wearing a seatbelt, abstain, strap-on, strap-on dildo, take a belt and braces approach, wearing a seat belt, wearing of a seat belt, tighten your belt, bawdy. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word ceinture

belt

nom féminin (lanière aux hanches)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon père s'est acheté une ceinture en crocodile.
My father bought himself a crocodile-skin belt.

waist

nom féminin (taille)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La randonneuse portait sa gourde à la ceinture.
The hiker was wearing her flask at her waist.

belt

nom féminin (grade aux arts martiaux) (martial arts)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La ministre est ceinture noire de karaté.
The minister is a black belt in Karate.

ring

nom féminin (autour d'une ville) (city)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le bus circule sur le boulevard de ceinture.
The bus goes around the ring road.

no + [noun] for , no more + [noun] for

nom féminin (familier (privation de [qch])

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Ma femme m'a dit que si je ne l'aidais pas plus à faire le ménage, ça va être ceinture pendant un mois !

grasp round the waist

verbe transitif (ceindre)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Le lutteur a ceinturé son adversaire.

encircle, surround

verbe transitif (encercler)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Au XIIe siècle, la ville fut ceinturée de remparts.

mark, put a mark on

verbe transitif (marquer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
L'employé de la forêt est venu ceinturer les arbres à abattre.

dirty, saucy, X-rated

locution adjectivale (figuré (grivois)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
J'en ai assez des blagues au-dessous de la ceinture de Tonton René : il semble oublier qu'il y a des enfants à table !

below-the-belt joke

nom féminin (plaisanterie vulgaire)

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

belt buckle

nom féminin (fermeture de ceinture)

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

abdominal truss

nom féminin (partie du ventre)

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

white belt

nom féminin (Arts martiaux : premier grade) (martial arts)

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

blue belt

nom féminin (Arts martiaux : grade) (martial arts)

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

asteroid belt

nom féminin (région du système solaire) (astronomy)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les nouveaux télescopes permettent d'observer une ceinture d'astéroïdes entre les orbites de Mars et Jupiter.

chastity belt

nom féminin (dispositif contre les rapports sexuels)

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

radiation belt

nom féminin (zone de la magnétosphère de la Terre)

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

seat belt

nom féminin (sangle de protection)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans l'avion il faut attacher sa ceinture de sécurité.
When on an aeroplane, you have to wear a seat belt.

brown belt

nom féminin (Arts martiaux : avant-dernier grade) (martial arts)

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

black belt

nom masculin (Arts martiaux : dernier grade) (martial arts)

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

pelvic girdle

nom féminin (dispositif osseux d'articulation) (Anatomy)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La ceinture pelvienne se compose d'un anneau osseux autour du sacrum.

pelvic support belt

nom féminin (dispositif de maintien)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La ceinture pelvienne offre un soutien à la colonne lombaire des femmes enceintes.

green belt, greenbelt

nom féminin (espaces verts) (conservation area)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans de nombreuses villes une ceinture verte est formée par des terrains dédiés aux espaces libres de constructions.

blow below the belt

nom masculin (frappe réalisée sous la taille)

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

blow below the belt

nom masculin (figuré (coup déloyal) (figurative)

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

low blow

nom masculin (figuré (remarque graveleuse) (figurative)

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

not wearing a seatbelt

nom masculin (non usage de la ceinture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le défaut de port de ceinture de sécurité est puni par la loi.

abstain

locution verbale (familier (se priver de [qch])

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Du fait de la grève du sexe, les Belges ont dû faire ceinture pendant quelques semaines.

strap-on, strap-on dildo

nom masculin (jouet sexuel) (sex toy)

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

take a belt and braces approach

locution verbale (figuré (prendre trop de précautions) (figurative)

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

wearing a seat belt, wearing of a seat belt

nom masculin (utilisation de la ceinture) (vehicle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le port de la ceinture de sécurité est obligatoire pour tous les passagers d'un véhicule.

tighten your belt

(figuré (faire des économies forcées) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Marc se serre la ceinture depuis qu'il a perdu son travail.

bawdy

locution adjectivale (d'ordre sexuel)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

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