What does métro in French mean?

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

The word métro in French means underground, underground train, be running very late, be running really late, be slow on the uptake, be slow to catch on, underground entrance, underground station entrance, get off at an underground station, underground line, overhead railway, all work and no play, take the underground, underground train, underground station, underground ticket, French wax. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word métro

underground

nom masculin (abr (type de transport en commun) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Toutes les grandes villes ont un métro.
All major cities have a subway.

underground train

nom masculin (train urbain) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Hier soir, j'ai raté le dernier métro.
Last night, I missed the tube.

be running very late, be running really late

locution verbale (familier (être très en retard)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

be slow on the uptake, be slow to catch on

locution verbale (familier (ne pas être en phase avec l'actualité)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

underground entrance, underground station entrance

nom féminin (entrée ou descente d'accès au métro) (UK)

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

get off at an underground station

locution verbale (sortir du métro à une station) (UK)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

underground line

nom féminin (trajet suivi par un métro) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'habite à côté d'une ligne de métro.

overhead railway

nom masculin (métro non enterré) (UK)

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

all work and no play

(routine quotidienne)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Le quotidien des habitants des grandes villes c'est métro, boulot, dodo.

take the underground

locution verbale (voyager en métro) (UK)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Pour aller à l'aéroport, tu prendras le métro ou un taxi ? À Paris, je ne prends pas le métro, je préfère le bus.

underground train

nom féminin (voitures d'un métro) (UK)

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

underground station

nom féminin (gare de métro) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La plupart des stations de métro sont souterraines.

underground ticket

nom masculin (billet pour prendre le métro) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les Parisiens ont toujours quelques tickets de métro sur eux.

French wax

nom masculin (type d'épilation du maillot)

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

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