What does manteau in French mean?

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

The word manteau in French means coat, overcoat, mantle, blanket, mantelpiece, mantle, mantelpiece, fur coat, blanket of snow, covering of snow, Earth's mantle, three-quarter length coat, under the table, sell illicitly. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word manteau

coat, overcoat

nom masculin (vêtement d'extérieur) (garment)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Irina portait un manteau de zibeline.
Irina wore a sable coat.

mantle, blanket

nom masculin (figuré (couche épaisse) (of snow)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le manteau neigeux brille sous le soleil.
The snowy mantle sparkles in the sun.

mantelpiece

nom masculin (habillage de cheminée) (above fireplace)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans la chambre il y a une cheminée avec un manteau en marbre.
There is a fireplace with a marble mantelpiece in the room.

mantle

nom masculin (Géologie : partie de la Terre) (Geology)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La Terre est composée de quatre couches : le noyau interne, le noyau externe, le manteau et la croûte.
The Earth is composed of four layers: the inner core, the outer core, the mantle, and the crust.

mantelpiece

nom féminin (habillage de cheminée en U)

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

fur coat

nom masculin (vêtement) (clothing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La baronne était très fière de son manteau de fourrure et de ses colliers en or.

blanket of snow, covering of snow

nom masculin (couche de neige)

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

Earth's mantle

nom masculin (couche géologique profonde) (geology)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le manteau terrestre représente 80 % du volume de la terre.

three-quarter length coat

nom masculin (manteau descendant jusqu'aux genoux)

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

under the table

locution adverbiale (en contrebande) (figurative)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Il trouve des cigarettes sous le manteau.

sell illicitly

locution verbale (vendre en contrebande)

Pendant la guerre, le fermier vendait des pâtés sous le manteau.

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