What does frisé in French mean?

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

The word frisé in French means curly, curly, curly-haired person, Kraut, frieze, border strip, frieze, Friesland, curl, curl, wave, graze, skim, come within an inch of , come close to, approach, near, buzz, cheval-de-frise, kale, timeline. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word frisé

curly

adjectif (cheveux, personne : bouclé) (hair)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Dans la fratrie, Vincent était le seul à avoir les cheveux frisés, tous les autres avaient les cheveux raides. Tu vois le garçon frisé là-bas ? C'est mon frère.
You see the curly-haired boy over there? That's my brother.

curly

adjectif (légume : crêpé) (kale)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ma grand-mère cuisine souvent du porc avec du chou frisé.
My grandmother often makes pork with curly kale.

curly-haired person

(personne aux cheveux frisés)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Aurélien est le seul frisé de la bande.
Aurélien is the only curly-haired person in the group.

Kraut

nom masculin (familier, péjoratif (Histoire : Allemand) (pejorative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les frisés ont tué beaucoup de résistants.
The Krauts killed a lot of resistance fighters.

frieze

nom féminin (architecture : bande décorative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On a retrouvé des frises érotiques à Pompéi.

border strip, frieze

nom féminin (bande de papier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous avons mis une frise dans la chambre de notre fils.

Friesland

nom propre féminin (province des Pays-Bas) (Netherlands)

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

curl

verbe intransitif (boucler)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Myriam a de très jolis cheveux qui frisent par temps humide.
Myriam has very pretty hair that goes curly in humid weather.

curl, wave

verbe transitif (mettre en boucles)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Avec un fer spécial, elle frise ses cheveux.
She curls her hair with a special iron.

graze, skim

verbe transitif (passer au ras)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La balle lui a frisé l'épaule.
The bullet grazed his shoulder.

come within an inch of , come close to

verbe transitif (manquer de peu) (colloquial)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Hier, sur l'autoroute, nous avons frisé l'accident.
Yesterday, on the motorway, we came close to having an accident.

approach, near

verbe transitif (approcher)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Alice frise la quarantaine.
Alice is pushing 40.

buzz

verbe intransitif (Musique (corde : grésiller) (instrument string)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Les débutants ont tendance à faire friser les cordes de leur guitare.
Beginners tend to make their guitar strings buzz.

cheval-de-frise

nom masculin (dispositif militaire défensif) (spiked defence: Gallicism)

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

kale

nom masculin (type de chou)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'ai fait du chou frisé en salade pour ce soir.

timeline

nom féminin (échelle historique du temps)

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

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