What does lapin in French mean?

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

The word lapin in French means rabbit, rabbit, (my) poppet, (my) honey, be buck-toothed, it's not worth a bean, that's not worth a bean, horny devil, horny so-and-so, rabbit stew, whiplash, Benjamin Bunny, rabbit in mustard sauce, Angora rabbit, lop-eared rabbit, lop rabbit, wild rabbit, dwarf rabbit, rabbit's foot, small paint roller, stand up, rabbit sauté, rabbit. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word lapin

rabbit

nom masculin (animal) (animal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a plein de lapins dans ce bois. Quand j'étais petite, j'avais un lapin qui s'appelait Matt.
When I was little, I had a bunny called Matt.

rabbit

nom masculin (viande) (meat)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dimanche midi, nous avons mangé du lapin avec des flageolets.
For Sunday lunch we ate rabbit with flageolets.

(my) poppet, (my) honey

nom masculin (familier (terme affectueux pour un enfant) (informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il est l'heure d'aller au lit, mon lapin !
Time for bed, poppet.

be buck-toothed

locution verbale (familier (avoir les dents qui avancent) (informal)

À l'école, on l'appelait Bugs Bunny à cause de ses dents de lapin.

it's not worth a bean, that's not worth a bean

(cela ne vaut rien)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Cette brocante, ça ne vaut pas un pet de lapin.

horny devil, horny so-and-so

nom masculin (familier (homme porté sur le sexe) (man: informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pierre est toujours à la recherche d'une jolie fille, c'est un chaud lapin.

rabbit stew

nom masculin (ragoût de lapin)

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

whiplash

nom masculin (coup porté à la nuque)

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

Benjamin Bunny

nom propre masculin (personnage d'histoire enfantine) (UK, children's book character)

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

rabbit in mustard sauce

nom masculin (recette culinaire)

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

Angora rabbit

nom masculin (variété de lapin) (mammal)

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

lop-eared rabbit, lop rabbit

nom masculin (lapin à oreilles tombantes) (animal)

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

wild rabbit

nom masculin (lapin sauvage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le lapin de garenne se reconnaît à ses grandes oreilles et à sa queue blanche.

dwarf rabbit

nom masculin (variété de petit lapin)

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

rabbit's foot

nom féminin (amulette) (lucky charm)

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

small paint roller

nom féminin (petit rouleau de peinture) (decorating tool)

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

stand up

locution verbale (figuré, familier (ne pas aller à un rendez-vous)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Il m'a posé un lapin et j'ai donc mangé seule au restaurant.
He stood me up so I ate alone at the restaurant.

rabbit sauté

nom masculin (plat culinaire)

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

rabbit

nom masculin (lapin cuisiné) (food)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les pâtes accompagnent bien la viande de lapin.

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