What does marteau in French mean?

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

The word marteau in French means hammer, gavel, nuts, screwy, hammer, hammer, hammer, hammer, the hammer, hammer-throwing, knocker, door-knocker, go nuts, stuck between the devil and the deep blue sea, between a rock and a hard place, hammer and sickle, hammer throw, pneumatic drill, power hammer, drop hammer, drop forge hammer, jackhammer, hammer grip, hammerhead shark. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word marteau

hammer

nom masculin (outil de percussion) (tool)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il faut que j'accroche ce cadre au mur. Tu n'aurais pas vu mon marteau ?
I need to hang this picture frame on the wall; you haven't seen my hammer, have you?

gavel

nom masculin (instrument de juge) (judge, auctioneer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le juge dut utiliser son marteau à plusieurs reprises pour ramener le silence dans la salle.
The judge had to use his gavel several times to silence the room.

nuts, screwy

adjectif (familier (fou) (slang)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Tu veux sauter dans le fleuve du haut de ce pont ? Mais tu es complètement marteau !
You want to jump in the river from the top of this bridge? You're completely nuts!

hammer

nom masculin (petit heurtoir dans un piano) (piano)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sur le piano, c'est le marteau qui frappe la corde.
On a piano, it's the hammer that strikes the string.

hammer

nom masculin (Anatomie : osselet de l'oreille) (Anatomy)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mathieu a été touché au marteau lors de sa chute de cheval.

hammer

nom masculin (Sports : objet à projeter) (Sports)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le Russe a envoyé le marteau à plus de 85 mètres.

hammer, the hammer, hammer-throwing

nom masculin (Sports : discipline) (Sports)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les Polonais se sont distingués au marteau cette année.

knocker, door-knocker

nom masculin (vieilli (heurtoir) (door)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La jeune fille utilisa le marteau sur la porte pour frapper.
The girl used the knocker (or: door-knocker) to knock.

go nuts

(populaire (devenir fou) (slang)

stuck between the devil and the deep blue sea, between a rock and a hard place

locution adverbiale (coincé entre deux maux) (figurative)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
On est souvent entre le marteau et l'enclume quand on fait de l'encadrement intermédiaire.

hammer and sickle

(symbole graphique du communisme)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
La faucille et le marteau représentent le communisme, dans sa variante léniniste : le marteau symbolise les ouvriers et la faucille les paysans.

hammer throw

nom masculin (discipline d'athlétisme) (sports)

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

pneumatic drill

nom masculin (marteau piqueur) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un marteau pneumatique transmet son effort grâce à du gaz comprimé.

power hammer, drop hammer, drop forge hammer

nom masculin (outil de forge)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les forges industrielles utilisaient des marteaux-pilons.

jackhammer

nom masculin (puissant marteau électrique) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un ouvrier défonce le bitume avec un marteau-piqueur.

hammer grip

nom féminin (Tennis : position sur le manche) (Tennis)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour servir, je te conseille d'utiliser une prise marteau.

hammerhead shark

nom masculin (race de requin) (fish)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le requin-marteau possède une curieuse tête.

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