What does marine in French mean?

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

The word marine in French means navy, sailing, navy, Marina, seascape, sailor, marine, marinate, stew, aquamarine, underwater archaeology, navy blue, navy blue, nautical chart, sea chart, spearfishing, competitive spearfishing, depth charge, submarine warfare, merchant navy, French Navy, shipping forecast, naval officer, marine officer, spearfishing, scuba diving, skin diving, scuba diving, skin diving, natural marine reserve, sea turtle, waterspout, marine troop, sea cow, eelgrass, marine eelgrass. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word marine

navy

nom féminin (Puissance navale d'une nation) (military force)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La Marine française soutient les américains dans ce conflit.
The French navy is supporting the Americans in this conflict.

sailing

nom féminin (art de la navigation) (navigation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il a la vocation de la marine.
Sailing is his calling.

navy

nom féminin (bâtiments employés par le commerce) (commercial ships)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Léa a trouvé un emploi dans la marine.
Lea found a job with the navy.

Marina

nom propre féminin (prénom féminin) (female given name)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'est Marine qui assure la permanence cette semaine.
Marina is the one on duty this week.

seascape

nom féminin (tableau sur la vie marine) (painting)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette marine représente un bateau rentrant au port.
This seascape shows a boat coming into the port.

sailor

nom masculin (professionnel de la mer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Guy est un marin expérimenté, il ne laisse rien au hasard.
Guy is an experienced sailor; he leaves nothing to chance.

marine

adjectif (relatif à la mer)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La brise marine atténue l'impression de chaleur. // Ce biologiste aime surtout étudier la faune marine.
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. The old man liked to regale everyone with his seafaring tales.

marinate

verbe transitif (tremper dans une marinade) (Cookery)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Pour faire du gravelax, je marine le saumon avec de la vodka et du jus de betterave.

stew

verbe intransitif (figuré, familier (attendre dans l'incertitude) (figurative)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Elle l'a laissé mariner 3 jours avant de lui donner sa réponse.

aquamarine

nom féminin (pierre précieuse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les aigues-marines sont bleu très clair.

underwater archaeology

nom féminin (recherche d'épaves sous-marine)

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

navy blue

adjectif invariable (nuance de bleu)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Leurs vestes bleu marine sont au vestiaire.
Their navy blue jackets are in the cloakroom.

navy blue

nom masculin (nuance de bleu)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les bleus marine sont foncés.
Navy blue is a dark shade of blue.

nautical chart, sea chart

nom féminin (carte de navigation) (navigation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sur cette carte marine, vous trouverez les indications indispensables à la navigation maritime.

spearfishing

nom féminin (pêche sous-marine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La chasse sous-marine se pratique en apnée ou en scaphandre.

competitive spearfishing

nom féminin (pêche sous-marine) (sport)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La chasse sous-marine sportive est une compétition.

depth charge

nom féminin (arme contre les sous-marins)

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

submarine warfare

nom féminin (guerre utilisant des sous-marins)

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

merchant navy

nom féminin (marine commerciale)

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

French Navy

nom féminin (France (marine militaire) (military)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En France, la Marine Nationale est la force militaire navale (marine de guerre) de la République française.

shipping forecast

nom féminin (météorologie des mers)

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

naval officer, marine officer

nom masculin (marin gradé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un officier de marine assure des fonctions de commandement au sein de la Marine nationale.

spearfishing

nom féminin (pêche en plongée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La pêche sous-marine est un sport nautique subaquatique, qui consiste à capturer sous l'eau certains poissons à l'aide d'une arbalète.

scuba diving, skin diving

nom féminin (loisir aquatique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cet été, j'ai inscrit les enfants au club de plongée sous-marine à la piscine.
This summer I signed the kids up to a scuba diving club at the swimming pool.

scuba diving, skin diving

nom féminin (sport de mer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les plongées sous-marines de Cousteau ont fait découvrir les océans.
Cousteau's scuba diving helped make discoveries about the oceans.

natural marine reserve

nom féminin (zone marine protégée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le Réseau Natura 2000 européen comprend des réserves naturelles marines.

sea turtle

nom féminin (tortue de mer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les tortues marines ne s'aventurent sur terre que pour y pondre.

waterspout

nom féminin (colonne d'air et d'eau)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Une trombe marine se forme lorsque de l'air froid passe au-dessus d'eaux chaudes.

marine troop

nom féminin (corps de l'armée de terre française) (military)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Des troupes de marine sont intervenues pour arraisonner un bateau pirate.

sea cow

nom féminin (familier (lamantin ou dugong)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La vache marine est un gros mammifère herbivore vivant en eaux peu profondes.

eelgrass, marine eelgrass

nom féminin (varech marin)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La zostère marine se trouve sur les fonds sableux de l'hémisphère Nord.

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