What does pigeon in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word pigeon in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use pigeon in French.
The word pigeon in French means pigeon, sucker, patsy, dupe, flick-on, Simon Says, rock dove, wood pigeon, homing pigeon, clay-pigeon shooting, skeet shooting. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word pigeon
pigeonnom masculin (oiseau) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Le soir les chasseurs vont à l'affût aux pigeons. In the evening, hunters lie in wait for pigeons. |
sucker, patsy, dupenom masculin (familier (victime naïve) (informal) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Des pigeons ont acheté des tickets pour la messe. The suckers bought tickets for the mass. |
flick-onnom féminin (prise de ballon) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) L'aile de pigeon du n°10 a permis à l'autre joueur de marquer. |
Simon Saysverbe intransitif (jouer à savoir si [qch] vole) (children's game: equivalent) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Dans le cour de récréation, les enfants jouent à pigeon vole. |
rock dovenom masculin (pigeon domestique) (bird) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
wood pigeonnom masculin (palombe) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Les colombophiles s'occupent de pigeons ramiers. |
homing pigeonnom masculin (oiseau porteur de messages) (bird) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
clay-pigeon shooting, skeet shootingnom masculin (tir sur cible volante) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
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