What does pouces in French mean?

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

The word pouces in French means thumb, big toe, inch, truce, have green fingers, a little help, grab a quick lunch, give a little help, hitchhike, hitch-hike, give a hand, lend a hand, eat on the go, not move an inch, not give an inch, pixels per inch, thumbs up, thumbs-up, Tom Thumb. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word pouces

thumb

nom masculin (plus gros doigt de la main)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Comme bien des bébés, Jeanne suce son pouce.
Like many babies, Jeanne sucks her thumb.

big toe

nom masculin (gros orteil des doigts de pied)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Enfant, elle suçait le pouce de son pied !
As a child, she sucked the big toe on her foot!

inch

nom masculin (mesure anglo-saxonne)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le pouce anglais et le pouce américain ont une valeur commune de 25,4mm.
The British inch and the American inch are both equivalent to 25.4 mm.

truce

interjection (enfantin (stop, arrêtez)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
Pouce ! Je ne joue plus, il faut que je refasse mes lacets.
Truce! I'm not playing anymore; I have to retie my shoelaces.

have green fingers

locution verbale (Canada (être doué en jardinage) (mainly UK, figurative)

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

a little help

nom masculin (familier (aide, soutien)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mathieu aurait besoin d'un coup de pouce en Maths.
He's tired, give him a little help.

grab a quick lunch

locution verbale (déjeuner rapidement)

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

give a little help

locution verbale (familier (aider, soutenir)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ma fille donne un coup de pouce à son cousin en Histoire.

hitchhike, hitch-hike

locution verbale (Can (faire de l’auto-stop)

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

give a hand, lend a hand

locution verbale (familier (aider) (informal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Le frère de Simon m'a filé un coup de pouce pour déménager.
Since my brother was moving and I didn't have anything else to do, I went and gave him (or: lent him) a hand.

eat on the go

locution verbale (familier (manger en vitesse, sommairement) (informal)

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

not move an inch

locution verbale (ne pas bouger du tout)

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

not give an inch

locution verbale (familier (ne pas céder du tout)

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

pixels per inch

nom masculin (nombre de points par pouce)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Le pixel par pouce est une unité de mesure utilisée pour la résolution d'une image numérique.

thumbs up, thumbs-up

nom masculin (Internet : signale l'appréciation) (internet)

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

Tom Thumb

nom propre masculin (conte et héros enfantin) (story, character)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tom Pouce est un conte britannique.

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