What does joint in French mean?

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

The word joint in French means seal, joint, joined, meeting, means, way, combine, add, append, include, link, join, connect, reach, contact, meet, join, join, close, shut, enclosed, joint account, enclosed document, attachment, radial shaft seal, gasket, universal joint, tile joint, cylinder head gasket, expansion joint, oil seal, O-ring, joint venture, roll a joint, clamp, please find attached. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word joint

seal

nom masculin (élément qui empêche le passage de l'eau)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le robinet fuit, il faut changer le joint.
The tap is leaking; the washer needs changing.

joint

nom masculin (familier (cigarette de drogue) (informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il roule un joint dans le bus.
He is rolling a joint on the bus.

joined, meeting

adjectif (qui se touche)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Au garde-à-vous, seuls les talons sont joints.
When standing at attention, only the heels are joined.

means, way

nom masculin (vieilli (moyen)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il cherchait un joint de se tirer d'affaires.
He is seeking a means of getting out of business.

combine

verbe transitif (rapprocher, associer) (effort)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ils ont dû joindre leurs efforts pour sortir cette voiture du fossé.
They had to combine their efforts to get the car out of the ditch.

add, append, include

verbe transitif (ajouter)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il joint toujours un petit mot manuscrit à ce correspondant.
When writing to this correspondent, he always encloses a handwritten note with the official typewritten letter.

link, join, connect

verbe transitif (relier) (geographically)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Une voie rapide joint ces deux villes.
A highway connects these two towns.

reach, contact

verbe transitif (parvenir à contacter) (person)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
J'ai eu du mal à te joindre, où étais-tu ?
I couldn't reach you; where were you?

meet, join

verbe pronominal (se toucher) (edges)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Il y a un jour entre ces deux portes d'armoire, elles ne se joignent pas !
You can see daylight between those wardrobe doors; they don't meet!

join

verbe pronominal (rejoindre) (person)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Puis-je me joindre à vous ? On va au cinéma à 20 h. Tu veux te joindre à nous ?
May I join you? We're going to the cinema at 8. Do you want to join us?

close, shut

verbe intransitif (s'encastrer sans difficulté) (door)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Cette porte joint mal chaque hiver car son bois travaille.
This door doesn't close well in the winter because the wood warps.

enclosed

adjectif (avec) (letter)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Vous trouverez ci-joint copies de mes diplômes. Vous trouverez toutes les informations dans la lettre ci-jointe.
Please find all the information in the attached letter.

joint account

nom masculin (compte à plusieurs titulaires)

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

enclosed document

nom masculin (document en annexe) (with a letter)

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

attachment

nom masculin (dossier en annexe) (email)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a souvent des fichiers joints aux courriels.

radial shaft seal

nom masculin (bague d'étanchéité) (gasket)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les joints à lèvres sont utilisés sur des pièces mobiles.

gasket

nom masculin (type de joint)

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

universal joint

nom masculin (joint de transmission angulaire) (engineering)

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

tile joint

nom masculin (isolation entre carreaux de carrelage)

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

cylinder head gasket

nom masculin (joint de culasse de moteur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le joint de culasse assure l'étanchéité du moteur à explosion.

expansion joint

nom masculin (dispositif d'amortissement) (engineering)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les ouvriers laissent un joint de dilatation entre chaque rail qu'ils posent.

oil seal

nom masculin (®, antonomase (bague assurant l'étanchéité) (gasket)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un joint spi est une bague d'étanchéité radiale pour pièces tournantes.

O-ring

nom masculin (joint en forme de tube courbé) (gasket)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les joints toriques s'utilisent en robinetterie.

joint venture

nom féminin (anglicisme (filiale commune à plusieurs sociétés) (business)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les joint-ventures sont des coentreprises.

roll a joint

locution verbale (préparer un joint)

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

clamp

nom masculin (outil de serrage) (carpenter's tool)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le serre-joint permet de maintenir deux pièces le temps qu'elles collent.

please find attached

([qch] est inclus) (mainly email)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Veuillez trouver ci-joint mon CV.
Please find attached my CV.

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