What does fesses in French mean?

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

The word fesses in French means spank, smack, thrash, buttock, behind, bottom, butt, sex. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word fesses

spank, smack

verbe transitif (frapper sur les fesses)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La mère fessa son enfant.
The mother spanked (or: smacked) her child.

thrash

verbe transitif (figuré (battre très largement un adversaire) (figurative)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ce grand joueur fessa son adversaire.
This superb player thrashed his opponent.

buttock

nom féminin (muscle charnu du coccyx)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le chasseur s'est pris une balle dans la fesse droite.
The hunter took a bullet in his right buttock.

behind, bottom, butt

nom féminin pluriel (postérieur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette sortie VTT m'a bien esquinté les fesses. Le garçon a glissé et il est tombé sur les fesses.
The boy slipped and fell on his bum.

sex

nom féminin (familier (sexe, sexualité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tes histoires de fesse n'intéressent personne.
No one is interested in your sex stories.

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