What does reine in French mean?

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

The word reine in French means queen, queen, queen, queen, queen, queen, vol-au-vent, main discipline, major discipline, showpiece event, bicycle, Queen of England, Queen of Spain, beauty queen, queen of the night, queen of the night, queen, queen bee, Margaret of Valois, Queen Margaret, queen mother, queen mother, dragon, greengage, meadowsweet, China aster. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word reine

queen

nom féminin (souveraine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La reine Victoria était impératrice des Indes.
Queen Victoria was Empress of India.

queen

nom féminin (épouse d'un roi)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La reine Margot fut l'épouse d'Henri IV.
Queen Margot was the wife of Henry IV.

queen

nom féminin (femme la plus remarquée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Avec sa robe échancrée, Lucie était la reine du bal.
With her plunging dress, Lucy was the queen of the ball.

queen

nom féminin (femelle reproductrice) (bee)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La reine des abeilles est la seule à pondre.
The queen bee is the only one who lays eggs.

queen

nom féminin (Échecs : dame) (Chess)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La reine est la pièce la plus mobile du jeu.
The queen is the most mobile piece in the game.

queen

nom féminin (Cartes : dame) (Cards)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Au dernier tour, Julien a joué la reine de trèfle.
In the last round, Julian played the queen of clubs.

vol-au-vent

nom féminin (préparation culinaire) (food: Gallicism)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les bouchées à la reine se font avec du ris de veau à la crème.

main discipline, major discipline

nom féminin (activité majeure)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le 100 mètres est la discipline reine de l'athlétisme.

showpiece event

nom féminin (discipline emblématique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
The 100 metres sprint race is considered to be the showpiece event.

bicycle

nom féminin (familier (vélo)

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

Queen of England

nom féminin (reine du royaume d'Angleterre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La Reine d'Angleterre actuelle est Élisabeth II.

Queen of Spain

nom féminin (monarque espagnole)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sophie de Grèce est reine d'Espagne depuis 1975.

beauty queen

nom féminin (femme très belle)

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

queen of the night

nom féminin (variété de cactus) (cactus variety)

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

queen of the night

nom féminin (figuré (femme contribuant à la vie nocturne) (figurative)

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

queen, queen bee

nom féminin (abeille chef de ruche)

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

Margaret of Valois, Queen Margaret

nom propre féminin (Histoire : Marguerite de Valois) (French history)

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

queen mother

nom féminin (mère du souverain) (mother of monarch)

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

queen mother

nom féminin (veuve du roi) (king's widow)

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

dragon

nom féminin (figuré (femme dominante) (figurative, pejorative)

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

greengage

nom féminin (prune) (plum)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La reine-claude est la plus sucrée des prunes.

meadowsweet

nom féminin (plante : spirée) (wild flower)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
« Reine-des-prés » est le nom commun des spirées.

China aster

nom féminin (fleur : marguerite) (plant)

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

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