What does huit in French mean?

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

The word huit in French means eight, eight, the eighth, figure of eight, Super 8 camera, Super 8mm camera, fifty-eight, fifty-eighth, fifty-eight, Nièvre, the Nièvre, eighteen, eighteenth, eighteen, eighteen, 6, six, 6 pm, six pm, 6 PM, six PM, 6 p.m., six p.m., 6 P.M., six P.M., a week [day of the week], a week on [day of the week], be a shift worker, Super 8 film, Super 8 movie, roller coaster, a week, ninety-eight, ninety-eight, ninety-eight, ninety-eight, nineteen ninety-eight, eighty-eight, eighty-eight, eighty-eight, nineteen eighty-eight, Vosges, the Vosges, super 8 film, super 8, three shifts, eight-hour shifts, twenty-eight, twenty-eight, Eure-et-Loir, the Eure-et-Loir. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word huit

eight

adjectif (nombre)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Il y a huit filles dans ma classe.
Three times eight equals twenty-four.

eight

nom masculin invariable (nombre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Trois fois huit égale vingt-quatre.
Three times eight equals twenty-four.

the eighth

nom masculin invariable (date)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Notre réunion se tiendra le huit. J'ai rendez-vous chez le dentiste le huit octobre.
Our meeting will be on the eighth. I have an appointment at the dentist's on the eighth of October.

figure of eight

nom masculin invariable (figure en forme de huit)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La patineuse faisait des huit sur la glace.
The skater was doing figures of eight on the ice.

Super 8 camera, Super 8mm camera

nom féminin (caméra amateur à film)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je me rappelle encore de mon père qui me filmait avec sa caméra super-huit.

fifty-eight

(nombre) (of [sth])

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Il y a cinquante-huit participants pour l'excursion de dimanche prochain.

fifty-eighth

(de rang 58) (in a series)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ouvrez vos livres à la page cinquante-huit.
Open your books to page 58.

fifty-eight

nom féminin (année 1958) (year: abbreviation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
François est né en cinquante-huit.

Nièvre, the Nièvre

nom propre masculin (département de la Nièvre) (French département)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Paul est né dans le cinquante-huit.

eighteen

(nombre)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Cette lampe coûte dix-huit euros.
This lamp cost eighteen euros.

eighteenth, eighteen

(de rang 18)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ouvrez vos livres page dix-huit.
Open your books to page 18.

eighteen

nom masculin invariable (nombre) (cardinal number)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon fils compte jusqu'à dix-huit.
My son can count up to eighteen.

6, six, 6 pm, six pm, 6 PM, six PM, 6 p.m., six p.m., 6 P.M., six P.M.

(6 h du soir)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Je joue au tennis à dix-huit heures. // Notre avion décolle à dix-heures heures vingt-quatre.

a week [day of the week], a week on [day of the week]

locution adverbiale (qui suit le prochain) (UK)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Non, on ne se voit pas ce jeudi mais jeudi en huit.
No, we're not seeing each other this Thursday, but Thursday week (or: Thursday next).

be a shift worker

locution verbale (travailler par rotation de 8 h)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ceux qui font les trois-huit sont du matin, d'après-midi ou de nuit.

Super 8 film, Super 8 movie

nom masculin (film en format super huit)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans les années 70 ont faisait des films super-huit.

roller coaster

nom masculin (attraction de fête foraine)

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

a week

nom masculin pluriel (une semaine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous partons en vacances huit jours au bord de la mer, du samedi 8 au samedi 15.

ninety-eight

(France (nombre) (number)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Je vais vous raconter les quatre-vingt-dix-huit jours de mon voyage.

ninety-eight

(France (de rang 98) (rank)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
S'il vous plaît, ouvrez vos livres page quatre-vingt-dix-huit.

ninety-eight

nom masculin invariable (France (nombre) (number)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon fils a compté jusqu'à quatre-vingt-dix-huit.

ninety-eight, nineteen ninety-eight

nom masculin invariable (France (année 1998) (year)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En quatre-vingt-dix-huit, la Coupe du monde de football a eu lieu en France.

eighty-eight

adjectif (quatre-vingt plus huit)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Il reste quatre-vingt-huit jours avant notre déménagement.

eighty-eight

adjectif (de rang 88) (rank)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La photo que vous recherchez est page quatre-vingt-huit.

eighty-eight

nom masculin invariable (quatre-vingt plus huit)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le petit garçon a compté jusqu'à quatre-vingt-huit avant de s'arrêter.

nineteen eighty-eight

nom masculin invariable (année 1988) (year)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Jérôme est né en quatre-vingt-huit.

Vosges, the Vosges

nom masculin (France, jargon (département des Vosges) (French département)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pierre est originaire du quatre-vingt-huit.

super 8 film

nom masculin invariable (vieilli (film de ce format)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon grand-père a converti ses super-huit en DVD.

super 8

adjectif invariable (vieilli (format de film, de caméra)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Mon père a filmé mon premier anniversaire avec sa caméra super-huit.

three shifts, eight-hour shifts

nom féminin pluriel (organisation horaire)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Il faut trois équipes par jour pour un fonctionnement en trois-huit, chacune travaillant huit heures.

twenty-eight

adjectif invariable (28)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
J'ai invité vingt-huit filles et vingt-huit garçons à ma fête.

twenty-eight

nom masculin invariable (28)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon fils sait compter jusqu'à vingt-huit.

Eure-et-Loir, the Eure-et-Loir

nom masculin invariable (département de l'Eure-et-Loir) (French département)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Chartres est dans le vingt-huit.

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