What does cochon in French mean?

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

The word cochon in French means pig, pig, sex maniac, smutty, dirty, pig, have spidery writing, a bit of a pig, nasty type, a jerk, guinea pig, suckling pig, hanging upside down on the monkey bars, like a pig, like a pig, dreadful handwriting, be lousy, You devil!, not know where you are with, trotter, pigtail + [noun], pigtail, filthy weather, awful weather, Everything has its use, Waste not, want not, pig's ear, dirty old man. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cochon

pig

nom masculin (porc) (mainly UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le fils du fermier regardait un cochon se vautrer dans la boue. On a tué un cochon pour faire de la charcuterie.
The farmer's son watched a pig wallowing in the mud.

pig

(familier (personne non soigneuse) (informal, pejorative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mais quel cochon ! Regarde, tu as mis du chocolat partout !
What a pig! Look, you've got chocolate everywhere!

sex maniac

nom masculin (familier (homme obscène)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
T'as entendu ce qu'il a dit ? C'est vraiment un gros cochon !
Did you hear what he said? He has such a dirty (or: filthy) mind!

smutty, dirty

adjectif (familier (obscène, pornographique)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
L'adolescent cachait ses magazines cochons sous son matelas. Mon oncle Robert adore raconter des blagues cochonnes dès que les enfants sont couchés.
The teenager hid his smutty magazines under his mattress. My uncle Robert loves telling dirty jokes once the children have gone to bed.

pig

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

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il est né sous les signes du bélier et du cochon.
He was born under the signs of Aries and the pig.

have spidery writing

locution verbale (familier (écrire de façon peu lisible)

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

a bit of a pig, nasty type, a jerk

nom masculin (familier (mauvais caractère,râleur) (slang, pejorative)

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

guinea pig

nom masculin (petit rongeur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le cochon d'inde ne doit pas être confondu avec le hamster.
Guinea pigs should not be confused with hamsters.

suckling pig

nom masculin (jeune cochon de moins de 6 mois) (animal)

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

hanging upside down on the monkey bars

nom masculin (jeu de suspension par les jambes)

like a pig

locution adverbiale (salement)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

like a pig

locution adverbiale (de façon bâclée)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

dreadful handwriting

nom féminin (familier (écriture illisible)

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

be lousy

(temps : être mauvais) (weather as subject: informal)

Nous n'avons pas eu de chance pendant les vacances parce qu'il a fait un temps de cochon quasiment tous les jours.
We chose a bad week to go on holiday, as we had dreadful weather almost every day.

You devil!

interjection (familier voire péjoratif (Tu ne te refuses rien !) (figurative, informal)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
Un château d'Yquem 1996 ? Ben mon cochon ! Tu ne te refuses rien.

not know where you are with

(on ne sait pas à quoi s'en tenir)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Il paiera pour tout le monde, il ne paiera pas, on se sait pas si c'est du lard ou du cochon.

trotter

nom masculin (mets à base de pied de porc)

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

pigtail + [noun]

nom féminin (tige terminée en vrille) (technical)

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

pigtail

nom féminin (outil terminé en vrille) (tool)

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

filthy weather, awful weather

nom masculin (familier (météo mauvaise) (uncountable)

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

Everything has its use

(tout se mange dans le cochon)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

Waste not, want not

(figuré (il n'y a rien à jeter)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

pig's ear

nom masculin (travail mal réalisé) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Recommence ça, c'est du travail de cochon !
Start again. You've made a pig's ear of that!

dirty old man

(figuré, péjoratif (pervers sexuel âgé) (male)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon collègue n'est qu'un vieux cochon.

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