What does chèvre in French mean?

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

The word chèvre in French means goat, goat's cheese, jack, lifting jack, doe, doe, goat's cheese log, Rocky Mountain goat, honeysuckle, go crazy, go nuts, goat's cheese, goat's milk, keep both parties sweet, drive crazy, drive mad, drive nuts. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word chèvre

goat

nom féminin (femelle du bouc) (animal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les chèvres sautaient sur les rochers. Dans leur ferme, mes grands-parents avaient un bouc, une chèvre, et plusieurs chevreaux.
On their farm, my grandparents had a billy goat, a nanny goat, and lots of kids.

goat's cheese

nom masculin (fromage de chèvre) (dairy product)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le sancerre blanc accompagne parfaitement le chèvre.
White Sancerre wine pairs perfectly with goat's cheese.

jack, lifting jack

nom féminin (appareil de levage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les ouvriers ont utilisé une chèvre pour déplacer ces blocs de pierre.
The workmen used a jack to move the blocks of stone around.

doe

nom féminin (femelle du chevreuil) (animal: female deer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les chevreuils cherchent une chèvre en cette saison.
At this time of year, the roebucks are seeking a doe.

doe

nom féminin (femelle du chamois) (animal: female chamois)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'alpiniste a pu observer une chèvre à la jumelle.
The mountain-climber was able to observe a doe through binoculars.

goat's cheese log

nom féminin (type de fromage)

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

Rocky Mountain goat

nom féminin (chèvre d'Amérique)

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

honeysuckle

nom masculin (arbuste très odoriférant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le chèvrefeuille répand son doux parfum le soir et le matin.

go crazy, go nuts

locution verbale (familier (devenir fou) (colloquial)

goat's cheese

nom masculin (fromage au lait de chèvre) (dairy product)

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

goat's milk

nom masculin (lait issu de la chèvre) (produce milk)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le lait de chèvre est comestible comme le lait de vache ou de brebis.

keep both parties sweet

locution verbale (ne pas prendre parti)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Pierre ne veut pas prendre parti entre sa mère et sa femme, à force de ménager la chèvre et le chou il ne prend aucune décision.

drive crazy, drive mad, drive nuts

verbe transitif (familier (rendre fou) (informal)

À s'agiter et à crier comme ça, il va me rendre chèvre !

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