What does farine in French mean?

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

The word farine in French means flour, flour, flour, become powdery, be powdery, feed meal, bone meal, meat and bone meal, wholemeal flour, bonemeal, plain flour, wholemeal flour, buckwheat flour, wheat flour, cornflour, buckwheat flour, weaning flour, household flour, plain flour, plain flour, fool, be taken for a ride, be taken to the cleaners. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word farine

flour

nom féminin (mouture de graines)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Avec la farine de blé on fait du pain, des crêpes et des gâteaux.
You can make bread, pancakes, and cakes with wheat flour.

flour

verbe transitif (saupoudrer [qch] de farine) (surface, pan)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

flour

verbe transitif (enrober de farine) (food)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

become powdery

verbe intransitif (générer une poussière fine)

be powdery

verbe intransitif (avoir un aspect farineux)

feed meal

locution verbale (farine comestible)

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

bone meal

nom féminin (farine d'origine animale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les poissons d'élevage peuvent être nourris par de la farine animale dans l'Union Européenne.

meat and bone meal

nom féminin (farine d'origine animale) (animal flour)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il ne faut pas donner de farines carnées aux ruminants.

wholemeal flour

nom féminin (farine contenant l'enveloppe des grains) (UK)

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

bonemeal

nom féminin (poudre animale)

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

plain flour

nom féminin (type de farine) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je fais mon pain avec de la farine de blé.

wholemeal flour

nom féminin (farine de blé non raffinée) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La farine de blé entier est plus nutritive que la farine blanche.

buckwheat flour

nom féminin (farine de sarrasin)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La farine de blé noir est peu panifiable.

wheat flour

nom féminin (farine à base de froment)

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

cornflour

nom féminin (type de farine) (UK)

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

buckwheat flour

nom féminin (type de farine)

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

weaning flour

nom féminin (animaux : farine pour sevrer) (animal feed)

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

household flour, plain flour

nom féminin (farine pour cuisiner)

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

plain flour

nom féminin (type de farine)

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

fool

locution verbale (figuré, familier (tromper [qqn])

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

be taken for a ride, be taken to the cleaners

(familier (se faire avoir)

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

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