What does cuvette in French mean?

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

The word cuvette in French means basin, bowl, basin, cuvette, toilet bowl. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cuvette

basin, bowl

nom féminin (récipient pour liquide)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Avant l'eau courante on se lavait dans des cuvettes.
Before running water, people used basins to wash themselves.

basin

nom féminin (dépression en géographie) (Geography)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un lac recouvre cette cuvette des Alpes.
A lake fills this basin in the Alps.

cuvette

nom féminin (chimie : tube à essai rectangulaire) (Chemistry)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'enquêteur se sert de cuvettes pour tester la présence d'arsenic.

toilet bowl

nom féminin (bassin des toilettes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'ai utilisé une brosse pour nettoyer la cuvette des toilettes.

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