What does étalon in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word étalon in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use étalon in French.
The word étalon in French means stallion, standard, slip gauge, gauge block, gold standard, standard metre bar. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word étalon
stallionnom masculin (cheval reproducteur) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Dans ce haras il y a de très beaux étalons. On this stud farm there are some very fine studs. |
standardnom masculin (objet de référence) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Cette solive nous servira d'étalon pour fabriquer celles nécessaires à ce toit. We can use this joist as a template to make the ones we need for this roof. |
slip gauge, gauge blocknom féminin (instrument de mesure) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
gold standardnom masculin (système monétaire) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Dans le système de l'étalon-or, chaque monnaie est convertible en un certain poids en or. |
standard metre barnom masculin (Mesure : référence de mètre) (UK) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Le mètre étalon est déposé à Paris aux Archives Nationales |
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