What does pie in French mean?

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

The word pie in French means magpie, chatterbox, black and white, black and white, crow's nest, crow's nest, shrike, loggerhead shrike, pia mater, tailcoat, black and white cow, piebald cow. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word pie

magpie

nom féminin (corvidé au plumage noir et blanc) (bird)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On dit souvent que les pies sont des voleuses. La Pie voleuse est un célèbre opéra de Rossini.
It is often said that magpies steal things. // The Thieving Magpie is a famous opera by Rossini.

chatterbox

nom féminin (figuré (personne très bavarde) (person)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ma voisine est très gentille mais c'est une vraie pie.
My neighbour is very nice but she's also a real chatterbox.

black and white

adjectif (noir et blanc)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Les voitures de police étaient pie auparavant.
Police cars used to be black and white.

black and white

adjectif invariable (couleur : avec des taches blanches)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ce sont des vaches pie noire.
Those are black and white cows.

crow's nest

nom masculin (retranchement de l'assaillant) (fortification)

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

crow's nest

nom masculin (poste d'observation) (on a ship)

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

shrike

nom féminin (passereau) (bird)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La pie-grièche habite l'Europe, l'Asie, l'Afrique et l'Amérique du Nord.

loggerhead shrike

nom féminin (passereau prédateur nord américain) (bird)

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

pia mater

nom féminin (méninge) (brain membrane)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La pie-mère est la méninge inférieure qui est en contact avec la substance blanche du cerveau.

tailcoat

nom féminin (familier (habit de cérémonie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les queues-de-pie comportent une courte traîne fendue à l'arrière.

black and white cow, piebald cow

nom féminin (vache noire et blanche) (bovine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les vaches pie sont une image de la Normandie.

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