What does pré in French mean?

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

The word pré in French means meadow, pre-, salt marsh lamb, saltmarsh lamb, salt marsh lamb, saltmarsh lamb, defend your turf, in preproduction, in pre-production, territory, domain, prepaid, precosmic, trial period, check in in advance, check in online, provisional registration, advance registration, salt marsh sheep, salt marsh lamb, prestamped, pre-stamped, prefabricated, preproduction, pre-production, inset day, September inset day, start of term inset day. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word pré

meadow

nom masculin (champ)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les abeilles butinent les fleurs des prés.
Bees gather pollen from meadow flowers.

pre-

préfix (marque l'antériorité)

(prefix: Added to front of word stem--for example, unsaid = un+said.)
La majorité est un des prérequis pour pouvoir voter.
Reaching the age of majority is a prerequisite to be able to vote.

salt marsh lamb, saltmarsh lamb

nom masculin (animal du bord de mer) (animal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La nourriture des agneaux de pré-salé est composée d'une végétation spécifique propre à cet environnement.

salt marsh lamb, saltmarsh lamb

nom masculin (viande d'agneau du bord de mer) (meat, uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour Pâques, on fait un agneau de pré-salé de la baie de Somme.

defend your turf

locution verbale (se battre pour ses prérogatives)

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

in preproduction, in pre-production

locution adverbiale (avant la production, la création)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Les tests doivent être réalisés en préproduction.

territory, domain

nom masculin (figuré (domaine réservé)

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

prepaid

adjectif (timbré à l'avance)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ces enveloppes sont pré-affranchies.
These envelopes are prepaid.

precosmic

adjectif (qui date d'avant l'univers)

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

trial period

nom féminin (contrat temporaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
À l'issue de sa pré-embauche, il a été définitivement embauché.

check in in advance, check in online

verbe transitif (enregistrer à l'avance)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Avec un billet électronique, il est possible de se pré-enregistrer avant de prendre l'avion.

provisional registration, advance registration

nom féminin (1ère inscription)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ma fille a déjà fait une pré-inscription à l'Université, elle n'attend plus que de savoir si elle obtient son baccalauréat.
My daughter has a conditional offer from the university. Now she's just waiting to find out if she's passed her baccalaureate.

salt marsh sheep

nom masculin (ovin de prés salés) (animal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On peut voir des agneaux prés-salés dans la baie du mont Saint-Michel.

salt marsh lamb

nom masculin (viande ovine de prés salés) (meat)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'agneau pré-salé est une viande très fine.

prestamped, pre-stamped

adjectif (déjà affranchi)

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

prefabricated

adjectif (déjà partiellement usiné)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ces écrous sont déjà pré-usinés.

preproduction, pre-production

nom féminin (étape précédant la production)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La préproduction concerne tout ce qu'il y a à faire avant de commencer la production.

inset day, September inset day, start of term inset day

nom féminin (rentrée préalable des professeurs) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les professeurs recevront leurs emplois du temps à la prérentrée, qui aura lieu le 30 août.
The teachers will receive their timetables on inset day, which will take place on 30 August.

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