What does piste in French mean?

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

The word piste in French means track, dance floor, piste, runway, path, trail, scent, trail, track, lead, avenue, track, baize, track, track, track, conductive track, track, trail, track race, follow a lead, And we're off!, put on the wrong track, be on 's trail, bark up the wrong tree, explore a lead, follow up a lead, wrong track, off-trail, off-piste skiing, paper chase, treasure hunt, La Piste aux Étoiles, circus ring, way marked track, signposted path, blue run, criminal act, cycle path, bike path, bicycle path, track, landing strip, runway, dance floor, food for thought, ski run, ski trail, magnetic strip, black run, red run, terrorist motive, beginner's run, track down, trace, ski off-piste, lap, lap of honor. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word piste

track

nom féminin (anneau elliptique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
À l'hippodrome, les chevaux courent sur la piste.
At the races, the horses run on the track.

dance floor

nom féminin (espace pour danser)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La musique commence et les danseurs s'élancent sur la piste.
The music begins and the dancers rush onto the dance floor.

piste

nom féminin (ski : descente aménagée) (skiing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les skieurs doivent suivre les pistes balisées.
The skiers must follow the marked piste.

runway

nom féminin (aviation : espace au sol)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'avion est déjà sur la piste, prêt à décoller.
The plane is already on the runway, ready to take off.

path

nom féminin (chemin réservé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les cyclistes doivent emprunter la piste cyclable.
Cyclists must use the bicycle path.

trail, scent

nom féminin (trace laissée par un animal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les chiens suivent la piste du renard.
The dogs follow the fox's trail.

trail, track

nom féminin (ce qui guide dans une recherche) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ses observations le mettent sur la piste d'un nouveau médicament.
Her observations put her on the trail of a new medication.

lead

nom féminin (recherche policière)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour l'instant, les inspecteurs n'ont aucune piste.
For the moment, the inspectors have no leads.

avenue

nom féminin (idée exploitable) (figurative: way, means)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il faut trouver d'autres pistes pour augmenter les ventes de ce produit. Mon fils, jeune diplômé, cherche du travail et a déjà quelques pistes.
My son is a young graduate looking for work, and he already has some leads.

track

nom féminin (Musique : disque, bande) (CD, LP record)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La musique et les paroles sont enregistrées sur des pistes.
The music and the words are recorded on the tracks.

baize

nom féminin (Jeux : plateau circulaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Vas-y, lance les dés sur la piste.
Go ahead, throw the dice on the baize.

track

nom féminin (partie de support magnétique) (data)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les disquettes comportaient plusieurs pistes concentriques.
Floppy disks have several concentric tracks.

track

nom féminin (route précaire dans la campagne) (road)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Seuls les 4x4 pouvaient s'aventurer sur cette piste.
Only 4x4s can venture onto this track.

track, conductive track

nom féminin (électronique : ligne conductrice) (Electronics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les pistes des circuits électroniques sont souvent en cuivre.
The tracks of electronic circuits are often made of copper.

track, trail

verbe transitif (suivre une trace)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Les trappeurs savent pister les bêtes sauvages.

track race

nom féminin (épreuve sur terrain dédié) (sports)

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

follow a lead

locution verbale (étudier une solution)

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

And we're off!

interjection (en avant)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
Les artistes s'élancent sous le chapiteau en criant « en piste ! ».

put on the wrong track

locution verbale (mal renseigner [qqn])

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

be on 's trail

locution verbale (figuré (chercher à attraper [qqn])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Les enquêteurs sont sur la piste du criminel.

bark up the wrong tree

locution verbale (se tromper, s'égarer) (colloquial)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Je crois que le meurtrier a fait en sorte que les enquêteurs soient sur une fausse piste.

explore a lead, follow up a lead

locution verbale (étudier, enquêter [qch])

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

wrong track

nom féminin (égarement) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les policiers se sont égarés sur une fausse piste.

off-trail

(sur des chemins non tracés) (hiking)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Les randonnées hors piste sont fortement déconseillées.
Off-trail hiking is strongly discouraged.

off-piste skiing

nom masculin invariable (ski : hors des pistes) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il est dangereux de faire du hors-piste.
It is dangerous to go off-piste skiing.

paper chase, treasure hunt

nom masculin (parcours d'indices à suivre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les enfants font un jeu de piste dans la forêt.

La Piste aux Étoiles

nom propre féminin (émission consacrée au cirque) (French TV show)

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

circus ring

nom féminin (arène de cirque)

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

way marked track, signposted path

nom féminin (chemin fléché)

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

blue run

nom féminin (Ski : descente assez facile) (Skiing)

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

criminal act

nom féminin (explication criminelle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les policiers pensent à un accident mais n'écartent cependant pas la piste criminelle.
The police believe it to be an accident, but are not yet ruling out a criminal act.

cycle path, bike path, bicycle path

nom féminin (chemin pour vélos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour favoriser les déplacements en vélo, la mairie tente de développer les pistes cyclables.

track

nom masculin (surface ovale où courir)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Une piste d'athlétisme entoure le terrain de football.

landing strip, runway

nom féminin (espace au sol pour avions)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La piste d'atterrissage de cet aéroport est courte.

dance floor

nom féminin (sol dédié à la danse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Après la soirée, il faut nettoyer la piste de danse.

food for thought

nom féminin (idée à approfondir)

ski run, ski trail

nom féminin (zone dédiée au ski de descente)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'ai descendu une piste de ski classée orange.

magnetic strip

nom féminin (bande magnétique d'enregistrement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sur une carte bancaire, il y a une puce et une piste magnétique.

black run

nom féminin (Ski : descente très difficile) (Skiing)

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

red run

nom féminin (Ski : descente difficile) (Skiing)

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

terrorist motive

nom féminin (hypothèse terroriste)

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

beginner's run

nom féminin (Ski : descente facile) (Skiing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les jeunes débutants s'entraînent sur les pistes vertes.

track down, trace

locution verbale (suivre les indices jusqu'à l'origine)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

ski off-piste

locution verbale (skier en dehors des pistes)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Skier hors piste déclenche parfois des avalanches.

lap

nom masculin (course de stade) (athletics)

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

lap of honor

nom masculin (tour d'honneur) (US)

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

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