What does chienne in French mean?

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

The word chienne in French means dog, bitch, have puppies, have pups, dog, stingy, pig-ignorant, bitch, cock, dog, member of the Chiennes de Garde, bitch of a life. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word chienne

dog

nom féminin (chien femelle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La chienne a mis bas trois chiots.
The dog gave birth to three puppies.

bitch

nom féminin (insulte à une femme) (pejorative, figurative, vulgar, slang)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tu n'es qu'une chienne !
You're nothing but a bitch!

have puppies, have pups

verbe intransitif (vieux (chienne : mettre bas) (dog)

Notre chienne a chienné la nuit dernière.

dog

nom masculin (animal domestique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ma fille adore son chien plus que tout. Ne faites pas un pas de plus ou je lâche mes chiens !
My daughter loves her dog more than anything. Don't take another step or I'll set my dogs on you.

stingy

adjectif (vieilli (avare, radin)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ce que ce type peut être chien ! Il faut toujours qu'il radine.

pig-ignorant

adjectif (argot (pas aimable, sans pitié) (informal)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Cette fille est chienne, elle ne m'a même pas dit merci.
That girl's so pig-ignorant she didn't even thank me.

bitch

(familier (personne méchante) (female, pejorative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce que tu peux être chien !
You can be a real dog!

cock

nom masculin (percuteur de pistolet) (historical: of early rifle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le soldat arma le chien de son arquebuse.
The soldier drew back the cock of his arquebus.

dog

nom masculin (signe du zodiaque chinois) (Chinese zodiac)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je suis chien dans l'astrologie chinoise.
I'm a dog in Chinese astrology.

member of the Chiennes de Garde

nom féminin (type de féministe) (French feminist movement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les chiennes de garde surveillent les manquements à l'égalité des sexes.

bitch of a life

interjection (familier (expression d'exaspération) (slang)

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

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