What does manchette in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word manchette in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use manchette in French.
The word manchette in French means cuff, banner headline, forearm blow, forearm pass, bump, cufflink. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word manchette
cuffnom féminin (extrémité de manche) (sleeve) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Antoine décora ses manchettes de boutons de nacre. Anthony adorned his cuffs with mother-of-pearl buttons. |
banner headlinenom féminin (une de journal) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Tous les journaux font leurs manchettes de ce scandale. The banner headlines of all the newspapers are about this scandal. |
forearm blownom féminin (coup avec l'avant-bras) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Oscar l'asphyxia d'une manchette à la gorge. Oscar asphyxiated him with a forearm blow to the throat. |
forearm pass, bumpnom féminin (Volley : façon de réceptionner une balle) (volleyball) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Ce joueur a réceptionné le service en faisant une manchette. The player returned the serve with a forearm pass. |
cufflinknom masculin (attache décorative pour la manche) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Le jour de son mariage, il a mis des boutons de manchette dorés. |
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