What does chaux in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word chaux in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use chaux in French.
The word chaux in French means whitewash, lime, limewashed, whitewashed, quicklime, limewater, lime kiln, glued with lime. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word chaux
whitewash, limenom féminin (oxyde de calcium) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Les murs sont enduits à la chaux. The walls are coated in whitewash. |
limewashed, whitewashedlocution adjectivale (recouvert de chaux) (wall, tree) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Les maisons et les arbres sont blanchis à la chaux pour détruire les insectes parasites. |
quicklimenom féminin (chaux non éteinte) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
limewaternom féminin (chaux diluée) (chemical compound) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) L'eau de chaux s'appelle blanc horticole pour les jardiniers. |
lime kilnnom masculin (dispositif de cuisson du calcaire) (ceramics) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Les fours à chaux permettent de cuir les céramiques. |
glued with limelocution adjectivale (assemblé, collé à la chaux) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
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