What does chevet in French mean?

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

The word chevet in French means head, bedside table, radiating chapel, be at 's bedside, be at the bedside of, bedside lamp, bedside reading, stay at 's bedside, stay at the bedside of, bedside table. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word chevet

head

nom masculin (extrémité de lit) (end of bed)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Certains utilisent un polochon et d'autres un oreiller au chevet de leur lit. Le chevet de ce lit est en hêtre massif.
This bed's headboard is in solid beech.

bedside table

nom masculin (table en tête de lit)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon mari a toujours un livre sur son chevet.
My husband always has a book on his bedside table.

radiating chapel

nom masculin (partie d'église) (church)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Au croisement du chœur et de l'abside se trouve le chevet.
Where the choir and the apse meet there is a radiating chapel.

be at 's bedside, be at the bedside of

locution verbale (soigner [qqn])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Elle est au chevet de son fils depuis qu'il a attrapé la varicelle.

bedside lamp

nom féminin (lampe pour table de chevet)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'ampoule de la lampe de chevet doit être changée.

bedside reading

nom masculin (figuré (livre particulièrement apprécié)

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

stay at 's bedside, stay at the bedside of

locution verbale (veiller sur un malade)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Avec cette fièvre, il vaut mieux rester à son chevet cette nuit.

bedside table

nom féminin (table de nuit)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il posa ses lunettes sur la table de chevet et se coucha.

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