What does menée in French mean?

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

The word menée in French means machinations, intrigues, track, trail, snowdrift, lead, lead, carry out, drive, take, lead to, go to, lead. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word menée

machinations, intrigues

nom féminin (manigance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les menées de Sophie vont sûrement nous être défavorables.
Sophie's machinations are bound to work against us.

track, trail

nom féminin (chemin de cerf fuyant) (of a deer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les chiens de chasse sont partis sur la menée.
The hounds set off on the trail.

snowdrift

nom féminin (congère)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les intempéries ont créé des menées sur les côtés de la route.
The bad weather has left snowdrifts at the sides of the road.

lead

verbe transitif (diriger, commander)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Elle mène son mari par le bout du nez.
She leads her husband around by the nose.

lead

verbe transitif (diriger le déroulement d'une action) (meeting)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La présidente mène la réunion.
The president leads the meeting.

carry out

verbe transitif (conduire une action)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
La police mène une enquête dans le quartier.
The police are carrying out an investigation in the neighborhood.

drive, take

verbe transitif (conduire, emmener)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Je te mènerai à l'aéroport.
I will take you to the airport.

lead to, go to

verbe transitif (aller vers) (road, path)

Ce chemin mène au village.
This road leads to the village.

lead

verbe intransitif (avoir l'avantage) (player, team)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Quelle équipe mène à la mi-temps ?
Which team is leading at halftime?

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