What does hanche in French mean?

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

The word hanche in French means hip, hip bone, hips, beam, stand with your hips swayed, put your weight on one hip, stand with your hips swayed, put your weight on one hip, shape 's hip, shape the hip of. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word hanche

hip, hip bone

nom féminin (os médian) (Anatomy)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ma mère s'est cassé la hanche et doit être opérée prochainement.
My mother has broken her hip and should be having surgery soon.

hips

nom féminin pluriel (partie du corps)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
La danseuse avait de jolies hanches.
The dancer had lovely hips.

beam

nom féminin (partie latérale de bateau) (of ship)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La torpille a atteint la hanche bâbord du cuirassé.
The torpedo hit the port beam of the battleship.

stand with your hips swayed, put your weight on one hip

verbe intransitif (se reposer sur une jambe)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ne hanche pas ainsi, tu déformes ta colonne vertébrale.

stand with your hips swayed, put your weight on one hip

verbe pronominal (s'appuyer sur une hanche)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Il se hanchait comme un soldat au repos.

shape 's hip, shape the hip of

verbe transitif (profiler la saillie de hanche) (sculpture)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Le sculpteur hanche la statue qu'il sculpte.

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