What does puce in French mean?

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

The word puce in French means flea, chip, bullet point, sweetie, my sweetie, a stone's throw, smart card, chip card, be all excited, make a brief stop, make a brief stopover, inch forward, honeybun, set thinking, DNA chip, biochip, cat flea, dog flea, electronic chip, RFID chip, short hop. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word puce

flea

nom féminin (insecte)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce chien est plein de puces : il ne fait que se gratter.
This dog is covered in fleas; he does nothing but scratch.

chip

nom féminin (composant électronique) (Computing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette puce sur votre carte vitale contient toutes les informations vous concernant.
This chip on your health card contains all the information about you.

bullet point

nom féminin (signe typographique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Comment faire pour changer la couleur des puces dans ma liste ?
How do you change the color of the bullet points on my list?

sweetie, my sweetie

nom féminin (familier (terme affectueux) (colloquial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dors bien, ma puce.
Sleep well, sweetie.

a stone's throw

locution adverbiale (figuré (pas très loin) (figurative)

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

smart card, chip card

nom féminin (carte numérique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Une carte à puce contient au moins un circuit intégré capable de contenir de l'information.

be all excited

locution verbale (familier (vivre une grande excitation)

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

make a brief stop, make a brief stopover

locution verbale (figuré (aviation : faire une courte escale)

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

inch forward

locution verbale (péjoratif (avancer de façon non significative) (make little progress)

honeybun

interjection (familier (mot affectueux)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tu as bien dormi, ma puce ?

set thinking

locution verbale (faire se douter de [qch])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Le sourire rêveur de ma fille me met la puce à l'oreille ; attendrait-elle un enfant ? En effet, le comptable piquait dans la caisse. Qu'est-ce qui t'a mis la puce à l'oreille ?
The accountant really did have his hand in the till. What made you think that?

DNA chip, biochip

nom féminin (support d'analyse de gènes)

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

cat flea

nom féminin (insecte parasite) (parasite)

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

dog flea

nom féminin (insecte suçant le sang) (parasite)

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

electronic chip

nom féminin (familier (composant électronique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les circuits électroniques sont plein de puces électroniques.

RFID chip

nom féminin (puce électronique sans contact) (electronics, abbreviation)

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

short hop

nom masculin (figuré (très courte distance)

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

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