What does crochet in French mean?

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

The word crochet in French means hook, hook, square bracket, detour, hook, fang, crochet hook, crochet, sidestep, crochet hook, tow hook, right hook, left hook, wall hook, throw a right hook, throw a left hook, talent quest, TV talent show. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word crochet

hook

nom masculin (pièce de métal recourbée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'hameçon en forme de crochet pendait au bout de la ligne du pêcheur.
The fish hook hung at the end of the fishing line.

hook

nom masculin (attache)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le tableau tient grâce à un crochet.
The picture is hung on the wall with a hook.

square bracket

nom masculin (signe typographique [ ]) (typography)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La transcription phonétique se trouve entre crochets.
Phonetic transcriptions are found within square brackets.

detour

nom masculin (détour, passage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La directrice fit un crochet pour raccompagner ses collègues.
The manager made a detour so she could give her a colleagues a lift.

hook

nom masculin (Boxe : coup de poing) (boxing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Son adversaire lui a décoché un crochet du droit.
His opponent hit him with a right hook.

fang

nom masculin (dent de serpent) (snake)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le serpent planta ses crochets dans ma jambe.
The snake sunk its fangs into my leg.

crochet hook

nom masculin (aiguille au bout recourbé) (craft)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les crochets permettent de réaliser des mailles.
Crochet hooks enable you to stitch.

crochet

nom masculin (ouvrage) (craft)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ces dentelles sont faites au crochet.
These pieces of lace were made in crochet.

sidestep

nom masculin (Sport : brusque changement de direction) (rugby)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'ailier évita le défenseur d'un crochet.
The forward dodged the defender with a sidestep.

crochet hook

nom féminin (outil de couture)

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

tow hook

nom masculin (attache servant à tracter un bateau) (nautical)

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

right hook

nom masculin (frappe circulaire du poing) (Boxing)

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

left hook

nom masculin (coup de poing de la main gauche)

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

wall hook

nom masculin (système d'accroche)

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

throw a right hook

locution verbale (boxe : frapper du poing droit) (boxing)

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

throw a left hook

locution verbale (boxe : frapper du poing gauche) (boxing)

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

talent quest

nom masculin (vieilli (concours de chant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Certains chanteurs ont été découvert grâce à des radio-crochets.

TV talent show

nom masculin (concours télé de chansons)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On a découvert cet artiste grâce à un télé-crochet.

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