What does goupille in French mean?

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

The word goupille in French means pin, be up to, start off, pan out, turn out, work out, pin, drift punch, pin drift. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word goupille

pin

nom féminin (petit cylindre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il faut enlever la goupille avant de lancer la grenade.

be up to

verbe transitif (familier (fabriquer, mettre au point) (informal)

(phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S])
Je me demande ce qu'elle est encore en train de goupiller.

start off

verbe pronominal (familier (débuter, s'annoncer)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
Ça se goupillait mal mais nous avons quand même réussi.

pan out, turn out, work out

verbe pronominal (familier (se passer, se dérouler) (informal)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")

pin

verbe transitif (fixer avec des goupilles)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
J'ai goupillé cette pièce, mais elle ne tiendra pas longtemps.

drift punch, pin drift

nom masculin (outil pour chasser les goupilles) (metalworking tool)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un chasse-goupille permet la pose ou l'extraction d'un élément bloquant.

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