What does pupille in French mean?

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

The word pupille in French means pupil, ward, orphan, lens, ward of the state, ward of the state. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word pupille

pupil

nom féminin (partie centrale de l'œil) (eye)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La pupille se dilate en fonction de la luminosité.
The pupil dilates depending on how light it is.

ward, orphan

nom masculin et féminin (mineur orphelin) (child)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y eut beaucoup de pupilles de la nation après la première guerre mondiale.
There were a lot of wards of the nation following the First World War.

lens

nom féminin (dispositif d'appareil photographique) (Photography)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La pupille règle la quantité de lumière pouvant pénétrer un appareil photographique.
The lens controls the amount of light that can enter a camera.

ward of the state

nom masculin et féminin (orphelin sous la tutelle de l'État)

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

ward of the state

nom masculin et féminin (orphelin adopté par la nation)

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

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