What does guidon in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word guidon in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use guidon in French.
The word guidon in French means handlebars, pennant, flag, sight, have your nose to the grindstone, be so focused on that you can no longer see the big picture. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word guidon
handlebarsnom masculin (pièce de direction) (bike) (plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.") Un guidon permet de diriger son vélo. Jules sait faire du vélo en lâchant le guidon. Handlebars enable a bicycle to be steered. // Jules can ride a bike while letting go of the handlebars. |
pennant, flagnom masculin (vieux (fanion) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Les gendarmes suivaient le guidon. The cavalrymen followed behind the pennant. |
sightnom masculin (viseur au bout d'une arme) (gun) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Le guidon fixé à l'extrémité du canon des armes à feu permet de viser. The sight attached to the end of the gun barrel enables you to aim. |
have your nose to the grindstonelocution verbale (figuré (être focalisé sur sa tâche) (informal, figurative) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
be so focused on that you can no longer see the big picturelocution verbale (figuré (ne pas prendre assez de recul) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
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