What does cloque in French mean?

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

The word cloque in French means blister, blister, leaf curl, blistered, blister, blister, be knocked up, knock up. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cloque

blister

nom féminin (boursouflure) (in paint)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
À cause de l'humidité, il y a des cloques dans la peinture.
There are blisters in the paintwork because of the moisture.

blister

nom féminin (peau : ampoule) (on skin)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
À cause du frottement de ses nouvelles chaussures, il a une cloque au talon.
He has a blister on his heel caused by his new shoes rubbing.

leaf curl

nom féminin (maladie cryptogamique) (plant disease)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les pêchers attrapent souvent la cloque.
Peach trees often catch leaf curl.

blistered

adjectif (boursouflé) (paint)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La peinture cloquée indiquait la vétusté des lieux.

blister

verbe intransitif (se boursoufler) (paint)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Cette peinture est de mauvaise qualité, elle cloque.

blister

verbe intransitif (familier (épiderme : se gonfler) (skin)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Pierre s'est brûlé et sa main cloque.

be knocked up

locution verbale (populaire (être enceinte)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

knock up

locution verbale (populaire (faire devenir enceinte) (slang)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")

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