What does jambe in French mean?

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

The word jambe in French means leg, leg, leg, a fat lot of good that does me, trip, no earthly use, bow and scrape, bow and scrape to, artificial leg, false leg, leading leg, wooden leg, stiff leg, off-handedly, break your leg, break a leg, buttonhole. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word jambe

leg

nom féminin (membre inférieur d'un humain) (human)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les êtres humains ont deux jambes.
Human beings have two legs.

leg

nom féminin (patte d'un cheval) (horse)

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

leg

nom féminin (partie d'un pantalon) (clothing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'avais mis mes deux jambes dans une seule jambe de pantalon !
I put both my legs in a single pant leg!

a fat lot of good that does me

(familier (je m'en fiche) (colloquial)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
La coiffeuse vient de se marier : ça me fait une belle jambe.

trip

nom masculin (croche-patte)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Je l'ai vu, c'est René qui a fait un croc-en-jambe à Sébastien !

no earthly use

nom masculin (solution inefficace)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

bow and scrape

locution verbale (familier (faire un excès de civilité) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Dès que le préfet arrive dans le service, Frédéric ne peut s'empêcher de faire des ronds de jambe.

bow and scrape to

(familier (faire un excès de civilité) (figurative, disapproving)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
À force de faire des ronds de jambe à ton chef, tu vas finir pas user le parquet !

artificial leg, false leg

nom féminin (prothèse de jambe)

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

leading leg

nom masculin (Sports (jambe permettant le saut)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour le saut en longueur, il est important de déterminer quelle est sa jambe d'appel.

wooden leg

nom féminin (prothèse de jambe en bois)

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

stiff leg

nom féminin (jambe bloquée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le militaire est revenu de la guerre avec une jambe raide.

off-handedly

locution adverbiale (familier (sans soin, à la va-vite)

break your leg, break a leg

locution verbale (se fracturer un os)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Elle se cassa la jambe au ski.

buttonhole

(figuré, familier (retenir [qqn] en lui parlant longtemps) (figurative, informal)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

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