What does poitrine in French mean?

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

The word poitrine in French means chest, bust, chest, with large breasts, angina, stick out your chest, strut, swagger, rose-breasted grosbeak, chest pains, fluxion of the chest, smoked streaky bacon, brisket, pork belly, chicken breast, bust size, bust measurement. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word poitrine

chest

nom féminin (partie du tronc)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La poitrine se situe entre le cou et l'abdomen.
The chest is located between the neck and the abdomen.

bust

nom féminin (seins d'une femme)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le décolleté de sa robe met sa poitrine en valeur.
Her low-cut dress showed off her bust.

chest

nom féminin (appareil pulmonaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle tousse souvent, elle est fragile de la poitrine.
She coughs a lot, as she has a weak chest.

with large breasts

locution adjectivale (aux seins proéminents) (literally)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

angina

nom féminin (insuffisance coronarienne)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Une angine de poitrine l’empêche de travailler comme souhaité.

stick out your chest

locution verbale (gonfler le haut du corps)

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

strut, swagger

locution verbale (figuré (faire le fier, le fort)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

rose-breasted grosbeak

nom masculin (oiseau) (bird)

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

chest pains

nom féminin (douleur thoracique)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Il consulte pour des douleurs dans la poitrine.

fluxion of the chest

nom féminin (vieux (congestion pulmonaire) (medical, dated)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il souffrait d'une fluxion de poitrine.

smoked streaky bacon

nom masculin (pièce de viande)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour cette quiche, il me faut 300 g de lard de poitrine fumée.

brisket

nom féminin (pièce de viande)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le boucher découpa la poitrine de bœuf et la disposa dans son étal.

pork belly

nom féminin (pièce de viande)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On fait des lardons avec la poitrine de porc.

chicken breast

nom féminin (pièce de viande)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La poitrine de poulet est appelée le blanc.

bust size, bust measurement

(mensuration du torse)

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

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