What does chapeau in French mean?

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

The word chapeau in French means hat, hood, limpet, Hats off to X!, standfirst, hat box, hats off to, opera hat, crush hat, cloche hat, cowboy hat, straw hat, hubcap, top hat, Hats off to the artist!, Hats off to the performer!, bowler, bowler hat, floppy hat, hats off, hat-trick, tip your hat to, hatpin, put the blame on, If ..., I'll eat my hat!, take the blame, pull out of a hat, take your hat off to, congratulate, be batty. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word chapeau

hat

nom masculin (couvre-chef)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle porte un chapeau.
She is wearing a hat.

hood

nom masculin (partie supérieure) (top part of [sth])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le chapeau du tuyau de cheminée protège de la pluie.
The cowl on the chimney stops the rain getting in.

limpet

nom masculin (coquillage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La patelle est couramment appelée chapeau chinois.
Limpet is the common name of the patella vulgata.

Hats off to X!

interjection (familier (félicitations) (colloquial)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
Chapeau, l'artiste !
Hats off to the artist!

standfirst

nom masculin (paragraphe d'introduction) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le chapeau d'un texte se doit d'être accrocheur.
An article's standfirst has to grab the attention.

hat box

nom masculin (boite de rangement de chapeau)

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

hats off to

interjection (bravo, félicitations)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
Chapeau bas ! Il a réussi à redresser cette entreprise au bord de la faillite.
Hats off to him! He's managed to take a business on the verge of bankruptcy and turn it around.

opera hat, crush hat

nom masculin (vieilli (haut-de-forme rétractable)

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

cloche hat

nom masculin (chapeau en forme de cloche)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le chapeau cloche n'est plus à la mode.

cowboy hat

nom masculin (couvre-chef de vacher)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour notre soirée western, tous les garçons sont venus avec un chapeau de cow-boy.

straw hat

nom masculin (chapeau de soleil tressé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour se protéger du soleil au jardin, Annie porte un chapeau de paille.

hubcap

nom masculin (vieilli (enjoliveur) (on a wheel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le chapeau de roue est placé sur l'extérieur de la roue d'une voiture.

top hat

nom masculin (chapeau à haut cylindrique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les chapeaux haut-de-forme marquent un statut bourgeois au XIXe siècle.

Hats off to the artist!, Hats off to the performer!

interjection (félicitations ! Bravo !)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")

bowler, bowler hat

nom masculin (type de chapeau arrondi) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Charlie Chaplin en Charlot portait un chapeau melon.
Charlie Chaplin wore a bowler hat when playing the character of The Tramp.

floppy hat

nom masculin (chapeau sans armature, souple)

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

hats off

nom masculin (félicitation)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
En signe d'hommage, nous donnons un coup de chapeau à l'artiste.
The artist did a fantastic job - hats off to her!

hat-trick

nom masculin (inscription de 3 buts consécutifs) (sport)

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

tip your hat to

(familier, figuré (féliciter, reconnaître des mérites) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Léo mérite qu'on lui donne un coup de chapeau pour ses bons résultats.

hatpin

nom féminin (ornement de chapeau) (accessory)

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

put the blame on

locution verbale (désigner [qqn] responsable à sa place)

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

If ..., I'll eat my hat!

(ça m'étonnerait beaucoup si) (informal)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

take the blame

locution verbale (être vu comme le responsable de [qch])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Roger porte le chapeau mais il n'y est pour rien.

pull out of a hat

locution verbale (trouver [qch] comme par magie)

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

take your hat off to

locution verbale (figuré (féliciter, reconnaître les mérites) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Toute la famille me tira son chapeau.

congratulate

locution verbale (figuré (féliciter)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Léo mérite qu'on lui donne un coup de chapeau pour ses bons résultats.

be batty

locution verbale (familier (être fou) (informal)

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