What does pipe in French mean?

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

The word pipe in French means pipe, blow job, socket wrench, pipe, waste pipe, pipe, load, use a bird call whistle, go to fight a losing battle, firing line, front line, clay pipe shooting, Cannon Fodder, war, kick the bucket, socket wrench, pipe cleaner, trick die, loaded die, send into the firing line, put in the line of fire, smoke a pipe, Good heavens! Good grief!, per person, water pipe, pipeline, pipeline, give a blow job, give head. To learn more, please see the details below.

Listen to pronunciation

Meaning of the word pipe

pipe

nom féminin (objet pour fumer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il bourrait sa pipe avec du tabac haut de gamme.
He filled his pipe with high-quality tobacco.

blow job

nom féminin (familier (fellation) (slang)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'était la première fois qu'elle faisait une pipe.
It was the first time she had given a blow job.

socket wrench

nom féminin (figuré (bricolage : clef en forme de pipe)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'aurai besoin d'une pipe de 12.
I need a 12-point socket wrench.

pipe, waste pipe

nom féminin (bricolage : conduit de sortie d'un WC)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ces toilettes utilisent une pipe droite.
This toilet uses a straight pipe.

pipe

nom féminin (vins : grand fût) (winemaking)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Une pipe de Cognac fait 600 litres.

load

verbe transitif (truquer) (dice)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il gagne tout le temps, il a dû piper les dés.

use a bird call whistle

verbe intransitif (imiter le cri des oiseaux)

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

go to fight a losing battle

locution verbale (figuré (accomplir une mission dangereuse)

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

firing line, front line

nom masculin (figuré (mission dangereuse) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le gouvernement savait qu'en envoyant nos soldats là-bas, on les envoyait au casse-pipe.

clay pipe shooting

nom masculin (jeu de tir forain)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le casse-pipe consiste à tirer sur des pipes en terre.

Cannon Fodder

nom propre (roman autobiographique) (book title)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Casse-Pipe est un roman inachevé de Louis-Ferdinand Céline écrit en 1949.

war

nom masculin (guerre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les hommes du début du XXe siècle sont plusieurs fois partis au casse-pipe.

kick the bucket

locution verbale (familier (mourir) (slang)

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

socket wrench

nom féminin (clef allen femelle en L)

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

pipe cleaner

nom masculin (pipe: instrument de nettoyage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon grand-père passait son temps à chercher son cure-pipe.

trick die, loaded die

nom masculin (dé truqué)

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

send into the firing line, put in the line of fire

verbe transitif (envoyer vers une mission dangereuse)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
En le chargeant des négociations avec le patron, on l'a envoyé au casse-pipe.

smoke a pipe

locution verbale (brûler du tabac dans une pipe)

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

Good heavens! Good grief!

interjection (familier, vieilli (juron d'exaspération)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
Non d'une pipe ! mais qu'est-ce que tu fais encore dans la rue à cette heure-ci ?

per person

locution adverbiale (populaire (par personne)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

water pipe

nom masculin (narguilé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les pipes à eau ont de multiples formes, matériaux, styles, couleurs et dimensions.

pipeline

nom masculin (anglicisme (conduite, tuyau)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le pétrole est acheminé du port à la raffinerie par un pipe-line.

pipeline

nom masculin (canalisation longue distance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Oléoducs et gazoducs sont des pipelines.

give a blow job, give head

locution verbale (familier (faire une fellation) (vulgar, slang)

(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 pipe 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.