What does requin in French mean?

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

The word requin in French means shark, shark, great white shark, white shark, blue shark, bull shark, whale shark, sleeper shark, leopard shark, hammerhead shark, nurse shark, basking shark, thresher shark, tiger shark. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word requin

shark

nom masculin (poisson carnassier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les requins doivent toujours nager pour respirer.
Sharks must keep swimming in order to breathe.

shark

nom masculin (figuré (personne sans scrupule) (figurative: person)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En finance, Robert est un vrai requin.
In finance, Robert is a real shark.

great white shark

nom masculin (variété de requin)

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

white shark

nom masculin (race de requin) (fish)

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

blue shark

nom masculin (race de requin) (fish)

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

bull shark

nom masculin (squale vivipare) (fish)

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

whale shark

nom masculin (requin géant herbivore) (large fish)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le requin-baleine est inoffensif pour l'homme.

sleeper shark

nom masculin (race de requin)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le requin-dormeur est un nom vernaculaire désignant plusieurs espèces de requin.

leopard shark

nom masculin (race de requin) (zoology)

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

hammerhead shark

nom masculin (race de requin) (fish)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le requin-marteau possède une curieuse tête.

nurse shark

nom masculin (race de requin diurne) (fish)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les requins-nourrices sont une famille de requins.

basking shark

nom masculin (race de requin)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le requin-pèlerin se nourrit essentiellement de plancton.

thresher shark

nom masculin (race de requin) (fish)

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

tiger shark

nom masculin (race de grand requin)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le requin-tigre est un chasseur solitaire et nocturne.

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