What does jouet in French mean?

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

The word jouet in French means toy, plaything, pawn, toybox, toychest, be the plaything of, soft toy. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word jouet

toy

nom masculin (objet pour jouer) (object)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La hotte du père Noël est remplie de jouets.
Father Christmas's sack is filled with toys.

plaything, pawn

nom masculin (personne manipulée) (figurative: person)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les nouveaux étudiants étaient les jouets des plus anciens.
The new students were the playthings of the older ones.

toybox, toychest

nom masculin (coffre pour ranger des jouets)

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

be the plaything of

locution verbale (être la victime de)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Martin a été le jouet d'une mystification scientifique.

soft toy

nom masculin (peluche)

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

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