What does grasse in French mean?

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

The word grasse in French means greasy, fat, greasy, oily, greasy, oily, greasy, fat, grease, fat, full-bodied, thick, coarse, crude, fertile, lush, fatty acid, saturated fat, carboxylic acid, have greasy hair, duck's liver, foie gras, bold character, bold type, fatty substance, grease pencil, soft-lead pencil, in bold, in bold type, in bold letters, in bold type, have a field day with, foie gras, foie gras, ox tripe, fatso, Mardi Gras, oily fish, raucous laughter, supreme of duck's liver, chew the fat, tulle gras dressing. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word grasse

greasy

adjectif (qui contient des graisses)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La tartiflette est un plat très gras.
Tartiflette is a very greasy dish.

fat

adjectif (personne, animal : gros)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Cette vache est bien grasse.
That cow is really fat.

greasy, oily

adjectif (couvert de graisse)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Tes doigts pleins de beurre sont tout gras.
Your fingers are all greasy - they're covered in butter.

greasy, oily

adjectif (cheveux, peau : avec trop de sébum)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
J'utilise un shampoing exprès pour les cheveux gras.
I use a shampoo for greasy hair.

greasy

adjectif (sale, taché)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Les papiers gras ne se mettent pas dans la poubelle à recyclage.
Greasy paper doesn't go in the recycling.

fat

nom masculin (graisse) (of meat)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mes enfants n'aiment pas le gras du jambon.
My children don't like the fat on ham.

grease

nom masculin (substance grasse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sais-tu comment enlever une tache de gras sur du lin ?
Do you know how to get a grease stain out of linen?

fat

nom masculin (partie charnue)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le médecin lui a fait son vaccin dans le gras de la fesse.
The doctor injected the vaccine into the fleshy part of his buttock.

full-bodied

adjectif (Œnologie : matière, corps) (wine)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ce vin est assez gras pour supporter les épices.
This wine is full-bodied enough to cope with spices.

thick

adjectif (épais) (mark, stroke)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Je change de plume pour obtenir un trait gras.
I use a different pen to get a thick stroke.

coarse, crude

adjectif (figuré (graveleux, grossier) (joke, remark)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Il fait toujours des blagues bien grasses.
He always makes crude jokes.

fertile, lush

adjectif (littéraire (fertile)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Les prairies de Normandie sont grasses à souhait.
Normandy has pastures as lush as can be.

fatty acid

nom masculin (acide carboxylique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les acides gras sont stockés sous forme de triglycérides par l'organisme.

saturated fat, carboxylic acid

nom masculin (acide carboxylique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les acides gras saturés sont facilement oxydables.

have greasy hair

locution verbale (avoir les cheveux sales)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

duck's liver, foie gras

nom masculin (foie gras reconstitué)

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

bold character, bold type

nom masculin (écriture en lettres épaisses)

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

fatty substance

nom masculin (soutenu (graisse)

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

grease pencil

nom masculin (crayon de maquillage) (makeup)

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

soft-lead pencil

nom masculin (crayon à trait épais)

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

in bold, in bold type

locution adverbiale (typographie : au trait large et noir) (typography)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Cette mention serait plus visible si elle était en caractères gras.

in bold letters, in bold type

locution adjectivale (Typographie : avec le double d'encre)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Est-ce que vous pourriez m'aider avec l'expression en gras ci-dessous ? Mettez tous les noms propres dans ce texte en gras.

have a field day with

locution verbale (profiter de [qch])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

foie gras

nom masculin (spécialité culinaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous mangeons du foie gras surtout aux fêtes.
We mainly eat foie gras on special occasions.

foie gras

nom masculin (organe d'une volaille gavée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Leur foie gras sera préparé et mis en bocaux.
Their foie gras will be prepared and put into jars.

ox tripe

nom masculin (produit tripier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le gras double se fait avec de l'estomac de bœuf.

fatso

nom masculin (familier, péjoratif (personne grosse) (pejorative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Depuis qu'il ne fait plus de sport, c'est un gras-double !

Mardi Gras

nom propre masculin (fête précédant le Carême)

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

oily fish

nom masculin (poisson riche en lipides)

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

raucous laughter

nom masculin (rire vulgaire, salace)

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

supreme of duck's liver

nom masculin (plat à base de foie gras)

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

chew the fat

locution verbale (familier (discuter) (figurative, informal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

tulle gras dressing

nom masculin (pansement gras) (medical, Gallicism)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les tulles gras permettent la reconstruction des tissus.

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