What does fonte in French mean?

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

The word fonte in French means thaw, thawing, cast iron, font, saddlebag, pig iron, crude iron, melting of the ice caps, thaw, pump iron. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word fonte

thaw, thawing

nom féminin (action de fondre) (snow, ice)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Attention aux inondations à la fonte des neiges.
Be careful of floods due to snowmelt.

cast iron

nom féminin (type de métal) (metal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Beaucoup de vieux lampadaires sont en fonte.
Lots of old street lamps are in cast iron.

font

nom féminin (imprimerie : forme de jeu de caractères) (printing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette fonte gothique est du plus bel effet.
This Gothic font is very striking.

saddlebag

nom féminin (sacoche attachée à une selle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce hussard a perdu une fonte dans la bataille.
This hussar lost a saddlebag during the battle.

pig iron, crude iron

nom féminin (sidérurgie : matière première)

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

melting of the ice caps

nom féminin (rechauffement des glaciers)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La fonte des glaces se produit au printemps.

thaw

nom féminin (fonte de la neige au printemps)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les marmottes cessent d'hiberner à la fonte des neiges.

pump iron

locution verbale (familier (faire de la musculation) (informal)

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