What does mâche in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word mâche in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use mâche in French.
The word mâche in French means lamb's lettuce, chew, chew, mutter, look like death warmed up, papier-mâché. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word mâche
lamb's lettucenom féminin (salade hivernale) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) La mâche accompagne très bien le boudin blanc. Lamb's lettuce goes very well with white pudding. |
chewverbe transitif (écraser avec les dents) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") On conseille aux enfants de bien mâcher leurs aliments. Arrête de mâcher du chewing-gum quand je te parle. We advise children to chew their food thoroughly. Stop chewing gum when I'm talking to you. |
chewverbe transitif (mordiller) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Il faut toujours qu'il mâche un brin d'herbe. He always has to chew a blade of grass. |
mutterverbe transitif (littéraire, vieilli (marmonner) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Vexée, l'enfant mâcha quelques jurons. Cross, the child muttered a few swearwords. |
look like death warmed uplocution verbale (familier (faire grise mine) (colloquial) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
papier-mâchénom masculin (papier aggloméré additionné de colle) (gallicism) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Je fais des statuettes de papier mâché avec mes enfants. |
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