What does charrue in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word charrue in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use charrue in French.
The word charrue in French means plough, slut, snowplough, put the cart before the horse. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word charrue
ploughnom féminin (instrument de labour) (UK) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Une charrue tirée par des bœufs labourait le champ. A plough pulled by oxen tilled the field. |
slutnom féminin (Can (femme de mœurs légères) (pejorative, offensive) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Monique prétend que la nouvelle est une charrue. Monica claims that the new girl is a slut. |
snowploughnom féminin (Can (chasse-neige) (UK) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Un idiot voulut doubler la charrue. An idiot tried to pass the snowplow. |
put the cart before the horselocution verbale (attaquer un problème à l'envers) (figurative) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
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