What does coudre in French mean?

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

The word coudre in French means sew, stitch, sew, hazel, sewing needle, thimble, thimbleful, sewing thread, sewing machine. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word coudre

sew, stitch

verbe transitif (assembler avec du fil)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le couturier a cousu les pièces de la robe.
The designer sewed together the parts of the dress.

sew

verbe intransitif (faire de la couture)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Ma grand-mère sait très bien coudre.
My grandmother sews very well.

hazel

nom masculin (vieilli (noisetier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon grand-père a une canne en bois de coudre.
My grandfather has a walking stick made of hazel.

sewing needle

nom féminin (outil de couture)

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

thimble

nom masculin (ustensile de couture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Marie se serait piquée si elle n'avait pas mis son dé à coudre.

thimbleful

nom masculin (figuré (très petite quantité de [qch]) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le vigneron nous a fait goûter son vin dans des dés à coudre.

sewing thread

nom masculin (fil servant à coudre)

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

sewing machine

nom féminin (machine pour coudre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Avec cette machine à coudre, je pourrais reprendre les ourlets de pantalon.

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