What does poule in French mean?

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

The word poule in French means hen, chicken, pool, dear, my dear, love, my love, pet, honey, other half, better half, significant other, have goose bumps, have goose pimples, have goose bumps, have goose pimples, get goose bumps, get goose pimples, pout, it/that gives me goose bumps, it/that brings me out in goose bumps, it/that gives me goose bumps, it/that brings me out in goose bumps, How's tricks?, How's it going?, That works! That works for me!, goose bumps, goose pimples, mixing bowl, give goose bumps, bring out in goose bumps, give goose bumps, give goose pimples, give gooseflesh, give goose bumps, give goose pimples, give gooseflesh, eggnog, egg nog, pet, pool game, pool stage game, overprotective mother, pothole, doting father, houndstooth, hound's tooth, houndstooth check, houndstooth, hound's tooth, houndstooth check, boiled chicken, the goose that lays the golden eggs, gallinule, high-class hooker, wimp, laying hen, breeder, Sultan, kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word poule

hen, chicken

nom féminin (gallinacé domestique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La poule est la femelle du coq.
The hen is the female of the rooster.

pool

nom féminin (sport (groupe d'équipes) (Sports)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le tournoi comporte quatre poules de cinq équipes.
The tournament comprises four pools of five teams each.

dear, my dear, love, my love, pet, honey

nom féminin (familier (amie chère) (informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Viens m'embrasser, ma poule.
Come kiss me, my dear.

other half, better half, significant other

nom féminin (argot (concubine) (colloquial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Voilà Marcel avec sa poule !
There's Marcel with his better half!

have goose bumps, have goose pimples

locution verbale (avoir un frisson, avoir froid) (physiological reaction)

Je vais enfiler un pull, car j'ai la chair de poule.
I am going to put a jumper on because I have goose bumps.

have goose bumps, have goose pimples, get goose bumps, get goose pimples

locution verbale (avoir peur) (frightening experience)

J'ai eu la chair de poule durant tout le film.
I had goose bumps throughout the film.

pout

nom féminin (familier, péjoratif (sourire mielleux, niais)

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

it/that gives me goose bumps, it/that brings me out in goose bumps

(cela m'angoisse)

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

it/that gives me goose bumps, it/that brings me out in goose bumps

(familier (ça me fait peur)

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

How's tricks?, How's it going?

(argot (Tu vas bien ?) (informal)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Bonjour. Alors, ça roule ma poule ?

That works! That works for me!

(argot (pas de problème !) (informal)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
Que je passe te chercher demain matin à 10 heures ? Ça roule, ma poule !

goose bumps, goose pimples

nom féminin (apparition de papilles sur la peau)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
La chair de poule est causée par le froid ou la peur.
Goose bumps are caused by cold or fear.

mixing bowl

nom masculin (pâtisserie : saladier à fond arrondi)

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

give goose bumps, bring out in goose bumps

(figuré (faire frissonner)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ce récit donne la chair de poule à tous ceux qui l'écoute.

give goose bumps, give goose pimples, give gooseflesh

(familier (donner un frisson)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ce vent me file la chair de poule.

give goose bumps, give goose pimples, give gooseflesh

(faire peur)

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

eggnog, egg nog

nom masculin (boisson de Noël à base de lait) (festive drink)

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

pet

nom féminin (argot (terme très familier pour une femme)

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

pool game, pool stage game

nom masculin (match de phase de sélection)

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

overprotective mother

nom féminin (familier (mère trop protectrice)

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

pothole

nom masculin (trou dans la route)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a beaucoup de nids-de-poule à la sortie de l'hiver.

doting father

nom masculin (familier (père couvant ses enfants)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce juge est très sévère, mais en privé, c'est un vrai papa poule et un voisin charmant.

houndstooth, hound's tooth, houndstooth check

nom masculin (tissu à motif) (fabric pattern)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le pied-de-poule est souvent noir et blanc.

houndstooth, hound's tooth, houndstooth check

adjectif invariable (qui ressemble à une empreinte de poule)

(noun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race," "dogfood.")
Cette veste pied-de-poule lui va à ravir.

boiled chicken

nom féminin (recette de volaille)

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

the goose that lays the golden eggs

nom féminin (figuré (chose très rentable) (figurative)

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

gallinule

nom féminin (oiseau aquatique) (aquatic bird)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La poule d'eau se rencontre souvent dans les étangs et les mares.

high-class hooker

nom féminin (familier (prostituée coûteuse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il paraît que cet homme politique entretient une poule de luxe.

wimp

nom féminin (familier, figuré (pleutre, peureux) (pejorative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Robert a toujours été une poule mouillée !

laying hen

nom féminin (poule élevée pour ses œufs)

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

breeder

nom féminin (familier, péjoratif (mère de nombreux enfants) (pejorative, slang)

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

Sultan

nom féminin (race de poule domestique) (chicken)

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

kill the goose that lays the golden eggs

locution verbale (figuré (perdre un bon rendement par avidité) (figurative)

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

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