What does chenille in French mean?

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

The word chenille in French means caterpillar, caterpillar track, polytunnel, conga, chenille, chenille yarn, have caterpillar tracks, be equipped with caterpillar tracks, tiger moth caterpillar, great tiger moth caterpillar, garden tiger moth caterpillar, pine processionary caterpillar, do the conga. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word chenille

caterpillar

nom féminin (larve d'insecte)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La vilaine chenille deviendra un joli papillon.
The ugly caterpillar will turn into a beautiful butterfly.

caterpillar track

nom féminin (bande à maillons des chars) (more common, usu pl)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce char se déplace sur tous les terrains grâce à ses chenilles.
This tank moves around on all terrain thanks to its caterpillar tracks.

polytunnel

nom féminin (petit tunnel pour culture) (large)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les horticulteurs abritent certaines cultures sous des chenilles.
Horticulturalists grow certain plants in the shelter of polytunnels.

conga

nom féminin (danse festive) (dance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
À la fin de la fête, mon oncle a tenté de démarrer une chenille.
At the end of the party, my uncle tried to get a conga going.

chenille, chenille yarn

nom féminin (fil fantaisie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Jacqueline s'est acheté de la chenille pour se tricoter un pull.
Jacqueline bought some chenille (or: chenille yarn) to knit a sweater.

have caterpillar tracks, be equipped with caterpillar tracks

adjectif (propulsé au moyen de chenilles)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Sur ce chantier tous les engins sont chenillés.

tiger moth caterpillar, great tiger moth caterpillar, garden tiger moth caterpillar

nom féminin (chenille poilue) (insect)

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

pine processionary caterpillar

nom féminin (chenille urticante qui vit en colonies) (moth larva)

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

do the conga

locution verbale (danse festive)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Sur les coups de 3 h du matin, les convives un peu éméchés ont fait la chenille.

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