What does fût in French mean?

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

The word fût in French means cask, barrel, keg, stock, bole, be, be, be, be, be, have, have, be, be, being, being, soul, go, go, it was a pleasure, oak barrel, oak cask, even if he was, there was a time, oak-aged, wine aged in casks. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word fût

cask, barrel, keg

nom masculin (tonneau)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le vin s'élève souvent en fûts de chêne.
Wine is often aged in oak barrels.

stock

nom masculin (socle d'arme) (weapon)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Au XIXe siècle, les canons reposaient sur des fûts en bois.
In the nineteenth century, cannons rested on wooden stocks.

bole

nom masculin (tronc) (of a tree)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le fût d'un arbre va du sol aux premières branches.
A tree's bole goes from the ground to the first branches.

be

verbe intransitif (nature de [qqn], de [qch])

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Ma mère est grande.
My mother is tall.

be

verbe intransitif (état de [qqn], de [qch])

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Je suis malade.
I am ill.

be

verbe intransitif (se trouver dans une situation)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Nous sommes en vacances.
We are on holiday.

be

verbe intransitif (appartenir)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Cette maison est à nous.
This house belongs to us.

be

auxiliaire (avec les verbes à la forme passive)

(auxiliary verb: Helping verb--for example, "She is running." "It has been lost.")
En automne, les feuilles mortes sont balayées par le vent.
In Autumn, the dead leaves are blown by the wind.

have

auxiliaire (avec les verbes pronominaux) (present perfect)

(auxiliary verb: Helping verb--for example, "She is running." "It has been lost.")
Nous nous sommes revues lundi dernier.
We saw each other last Monday.

have

auxiliaire (avec certains verbes) (present perfect)

(auxiliary verb: Helping verb--for example, "She is running." "It has been lost.")
Ma cousine n'est pas venue à ma fête.
My cousin didn't come to my party.

be

verbe intransitif (pour indiquer l'heure) (time)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Il est une heure. Il est 15 h.
It is one o'clock. It is 3 PM.

be

verbe intransitif (pour indiquer une date, saison...) (date, season)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Aujourd'hui, nous sommes le 12 mai. Le mois prochain, ça sera le printemps.
Today is (or: it is) the 12th of May. Next week, it will be spring.

being

nom masculin (ce qui vit)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a 7 milliards d'êtres humains sur la planète.
There are seven billion human beings on the planet.

being

nom masculin (nature profonde)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Son être ne supportait pas de voir tant de misère.
His being could not bear to see such misery.

soul

nom masculin (personne, individu)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous venons de perdre un être cher.
We have just lost a dear soul.

go

verbe intransitif (familier (aller quelque part)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Il a été à la piscine en vélo. Nous avons été la voir il y a deux jours.
He went to the pool on his bicycle.

go

verbe intransitif (littéraire (aller quelque part)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Il s'en fut comme il était arrivé. De rage, il fut mettre le siège devant la ville !
He went the way he arrived. // Enraged, he went to lay siege to the town!

it was a pleasure

(formule de politesse)

oak barrel, oak cask

nom masculin (barrique) (winemaking, etc.)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On élève traditionnellement les vins de Bordeaux en fûts de chêne.

even if he was

(soutenu (même s'il était)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

there was a time

(auparavant)

oak-aged

locution adjectivale (élevé en tonneau) (wine, etc.)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Cette cuvée est vieillie en fûts de chêne.

wine aged in casks

nom masculin (vin ayant vieilli en fût) (alcoholic drink)

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

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