What does corse in French mean?

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

The word corse in French means Corsican, Corsican, Corsica, Corsican, well-seasoned, full-bodied, difficult, hard, racy, spice up, complicate, flavour, get complicated. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word corse

Corsican

adjectif (de Corse)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Napoléon Bonaparte était corse.
Napoleon Bonaparte was Corsican.

Corsican

nom masculin (langue corse) (language)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les habitants de la Corse parlent le corse.
Corsicans speak Corsican.

Corsica

nom propre féminin (île et collectivité française)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La Corse est au sud de la France dans la mer méditerranée.
Corsica is to the south of France, in the Mediterranean Sea.

Corsican

nom masculin et féminin (habitant de la Corse) (person)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ma sœur a épousé un Corse.
My sister married a Corsican.

well-seasoned

adjectif (au goût relevé)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La sauce était bonne mais peut-être un peu trop corsée pour moi.

full-bodied

adjectif (vin : consistant) (taste)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Il aime beaucoup ce vin corsé.
He really likes this full-bodied wine.

difficult, hard

adjectif (difficile, compliqué)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La question 3, je l'ai trouvé corsée !
I found question 3 hard.

racy

adjectif (scabreux, osé)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
À la fin du dîner, il aime raconter des histoires corsées.
After dinner, he likes to tell racy stories.

spice up

verbe transitif (rendre plus excitant) (figurative)

(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.")
Il aimait corser ses histoires avec des détails piquants.
He loves to spice up his jokes with a few saucy details.

complicate

verbe transitif (rendre plus difficile)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le manque d'eau corse la situation.
The water shortage has complicated the situation.

flavour

verbe transitif (renforcer) (UK)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le cuisinier ajoute des herbes pour corser la sauce.
The chef adds a few herbs to flavour the sauce.

get complicated

verbe pronominal (se compliquer)

Alors là, la situation se corse !
This is where the plot thickens!

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