What does melon in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word melon in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use melon in French.
The word melon in French means melon, melon plant, melon, Ayrab, melon, bowler, bowler hat, be big-headed, get a big head, get too big for your boots, watermelon, get a big head, get too big for your boots. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word melon
melon, melon plantnom masculin (cucurbitacée sucrée) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Chaque année nous plantons des melons. We plant melons every year. |
melonnom masculin (fruit du melon) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Chez nous les melons sont ronds et orangés à l'intérieur. Where we're from, melons are round and they're orange inside. |
Ayrabnom masculin (raciste, insultant (désignation xénophobe d'un Maghrébin) (US, pejorative, offensive) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Il travaille avec deux melons du Maroc. He works with two Ayrabs from Morocco. |
melonnom masculin (Zoologie (renflement à la tête de cétacés) (whale anatomy) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Le melon de cette baleine est proéminent. This whale has a prominent melon. |
bowler, bowler hatnom masculin (type de chapeau arrondi) (UK) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Charlie Chaplin en Charlot portait un chapeau melon. Charlie Chaplin wore a bowler hat when playing the character of The Tramp. |
be big-headedlocution verbale (familier, figuré (se sentir supérieur) (pejorative, figurative) |
get a big head, get too big for your bootslocution verbale (argot (devenir prétentieux) (colloquial) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
watermelonnom masculin (Can surtout (pastèque) (fruit) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
get a big head, get too big for your bootslocution verbale (familier (devenir imbu de soi) (colloquial) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
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