What does parquet in French mean?

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

The word parquet in French means parquet, parquet floor, wooden floor, public prosecutor's department, chicken run, be power-hungry, parquet polisher, solid wood floor, untreated wood floor, Paris public prosecutor, sprung floor, floating floor, public prosecutor, solid parquet floor, solid oak floor, lay a floor. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word parquet

parquet, parquet floor, wooden floor

nom masculin (revêtement de sol en bois)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Alain a poncé et revitrifié son parquet en une semaine.
Alan sanded and revarnished the parquet floor in one week.

public prosecutor's department

nom masculin (magistrats d'un tribunal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le parquet de Paris a relaxé l'inculpé.
The public prosecutor's department in Paris discharged the accused.

chicken run

nom masculin (enclos à volailles)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le grand parquet de Fontainebleau tient son nom des enclos de Louis XIV.
The great chicken run at Fontainebleau retains the name of Louis XIV's enclosure.

be power-hungry

locution verbale (figuré, péjoratif (être ambitieux) (pejorative)

parquet polisher

nom féminin (machine pour cirer les parquets)

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

solid wood floor, untreated wood floor

nom masculin (parquet ni traité ni ciré)

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

Paris public prosecutor

nom masculin (tribunal : ministère public de Paris)

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

sprung floor, floating floor

nom masculin (parquet non fixé au sol)

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

public prosecutor

nom masculin (parquet de cour d'appel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le parquet général représente l'État.

solid parquet floor, solid oak floor

nom masculin (parquet en bois massif)

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

lay a floor

locution verbale (installer du parquet)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

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