What does pis in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word pis in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use pis in French.
The word pis in French means teat, worse, worse, go from bad to worse, in the worst case scenario, if the worst comes to the worst, from bad to worse, worse and worse, cow's udder, last resort, worst thing, worst of all, Never mind!, That's too bad for you!, That's hard luck!, too bad, that's too bad, bad luck. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word pis
teatnom masculin (mamelle) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Il faut tirer sur le pis de la vache pour obtenir le lait. You have to pull on the cow's teat to get the milk. |
worseadjectif (littéraire (pire) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Après la pluie, la neige, c'est encore pis. After the rain, the snow is even worse. |
worseadverbe (littéraire (pire) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Cela va pis qu'avant. Things are worse than before. |
go from bad to worselocution verbale (empirer) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") |
in the worst case scenario, if the worst comes to the worstlocution adverbiale (dans le pire des cas) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") Au pis aller, si la fièvre ne baisse vraiment pas, on peut demander à ta sœur de venir la garder. |
from bad to worselocution adverbiale (en empirant) |
worse and worselocution adverbiale (familier (en empirant) |
cow's uddernom masculin (mamelle de vache) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
last resortnom masculin invariable (solution, expédient) (solution) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Je ne serai pas son pis-aller dans cette affaire. |
worst thingnom masculin invariable (pire qu'il puisse arriver) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) J'espère que nous réussirons, notre pis-aller serait de revenir. |
worst of alllocution adverbiale (littéraire (pour ne pas arranger les choses) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") Il pleut. Qui pis est, il fait froid. |
Never mind!interjection (On s'en passera ! Ce n'est pas grave) (interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!") Il n'y a plus de lait. Tant pis, je boirai mon café noir ! We have run out of milk! Never mind I'll have black coffee! |
That's too bad for you!, That's hard luck!(en ta défaveur) (informal) (interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!") Si ça ne t'intéresse pas, tant pis pour toi, je le proposerai à quelqu'un d'autre. |
too bad, that's too bad, bad luck(vous manquez une occasion) (interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!") |
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