What does pastille in French mean?

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

The word pastille in French means lozenge, pastille, lozenge, pastille, tablet, dot, spot, cough lozenge, cough pastille. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word pastille

lozenge, pastille

nom féminin (petit bonbon) (sweet)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les pastilles de Vichy sont très connues.
Vichy lozenges are well known.

lozenge, pastille

nom féminin (médicament) (medicated sweet)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le pharmacien vend des pastilles pour le mal de gorge.
The pharmacist sells throat sweets.

tablet

nom féminin (cylindre peu haut)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il met régulièrement des pastilles de chlore dans sa piscine.
He regularly puts chlorine tablets in his swimming pool.

dot, spot

nom féminin (petit disque rond)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les livres pour enfants sont marqués d'une pastille bleue.
Children's books are marked with a blue dot (or: spot).

cough lozenge, cough pastille

nom féminin (médicament antitussif)

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

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