What does meubles in French mean?

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

The word meubles in French means furnish, occupy, fill, fill, buy furniture, decorate, enrich, piece of furniture, furniture item, loose, movable, soft, furnished, furnished apartment, furnished house, furnished accommodation, make small talk. To learn more, please see the details below.

Listen to pronunciation

Meaning of the word meubles

furnish

verbe transitif (agencer en meubles)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Je ne sais pas comment meubler cette pièce.
I'm not sure how to furnish this room.

occupy, fill

verbe transitif (occuper) (time)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il meuble son temps libre en apprenant l'espagnol.
He occupies his free time by learning Spanish.

fill

verbe transitif (ne pas laisser silencieux) (time)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Le présentateur a meublé le temps en parlant de l'exposition en attendant l'invité.
The presenter filled the time while waiting for the guest by talking about the exhibition.

buy furniture

verbe pronominal (se fournir en meubles)

Il est toujours difficile pour un jeune couple de trouver le budget nécessaire pour se meubler.
It is always hard for a young couple to afford to furnish their home.

decorate

verbe transitif (décorer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ces tableaux meublent très bien ce salon.
Those paintings go very well in this living room.

enrich

verbe transitif (soutenu (enrichir)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Les mots croisés permettent de meubler le vocabulaire.
Crosswords help to enrich your vocabulary.

piece of furniture, furniture item

nom masculin (objet utilitaire) (single)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce meuble aurait besoin d'être verni. Il y a tous les meubles nécessaires dans la maison.
This house has all the necessary furniture.

loose

adjectif (sol : facile à travailler) (soil)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Après la pluie, la terre est meuble.
Following the rain, the soil is loose.

movable

adjectif (bien : incorporel)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Cette créance est un bien meuble.
This debt is a movable asset.

soft

adjectif (sol : instable) (verge)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Le panneau routier indiquait « accotement meuble ».
The road sign indicated "soft verge."

furnished

adjectif (pourvu de meubles)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Cet appartement est-il loué meublé ?

furnished apartment, furnished house, furnished accommodation

nom masculin (logement pourvu de meubles)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il habite un petit meublé en ville.
He lives in a small furnished apartment in town.

make small talk

locution verbale (trouver des choses anodines à dire)

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

Let's learn French

So now that you know more about the meaning of meubles in French, you can learn how to use them through selected examples and how to read them. And remember to learn the related words that we suggest. Our website is constantly updating with new words and new examples so you can look up the meanings of other words you don't know in French.

Do you know about French

French (le français) is a Romance language. Like Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish, it comes from popular Latin, once used in the Roman Empire. A French-speaking person or country can be called a "Francophone". French is the official language in 29 countries. French is the fourth most spoken native language in the European Union. French ranks third in the EU, after English and German, and is the second most widely taught language after English. The majority of the world's French-speaking population lives in Africa, with about 141 million Africans from 34 countries and territories who can speak French as a first or second language. French is the second most widely spoken language in Canada, after English, and both are official languages at the federal level. It is the first language of 9.5 million people or 29% and the second language of 2.07 million people or 6% of the entire population of Canada. In contrast to other continents, French has no popularity in Asia. Currently, no country in Asia recognizes French as an official language.