What does porcelaine in French mean?

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

The word porcelaine in French means porcelain, china, piece of porcelain, piece of china, cowrie, cowry, like a bull in a china shop, like a bull in a china shop, china shop, china store, bone china, Limoges porcelain, Dresden porcelain. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word porcelaine

porcelain, china

nom féminin (céramique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le service était en porcelaine de Limoges.
The dinner service was in Limoges porcelain.

piece of porcelain, piece of china

nom féminin (objet en porcelaine) (singular)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette porcelaine est un très beau Gien.
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. He has an extensive collection of china.

cowrie, cowry

nom féminin (mollusque) (zoology)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La porcelaine est aujourd'hui une espèce menacée en raison de sa surexploitation.
The cowrie is now an endangered species due to overfishing.

like a bull in a china shop

locution adjectivale (maladroit)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

like a bull in a china shop

locution adverbiale (avec maladresse)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

china shop, china store

nom masculin (commerce de porcelaine)

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

bone china

nom féminin (porcelaine à la cendre d'os)

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

Limoges porcelain

nom féminin (porcelaine provenant de Limoges)

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

Dresden porcelain

nom féminin (type de porcelaine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le musée présente une exposition de porcelaine de Saxe.

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