What does rouleau in French mean?

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

The word rouleau in French means rolling pin, roll, roller, roller, be at the end of your tether, reach the end of your tether, rolling pin, steamroller, juggernaut, spring roll, ink roller. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word rouleau

rolling pin

nom masculin (cylindre long) (pastry-making)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle abaisse la pâte avec un rouleau à pâtisserie. Il me faudrait un rouleau à peinture plus court pour peindre ce pilier.
I need a shorter paint roller to paint this pillar.

roll

nom masculin (chose enroulée sur un cylindre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je n'ai pas encore acheté les rouleaux de papier peint pour notre chambre.
I still haven't bought the rolls of wallpaper for our room.

roller

nom masculin (tunnel formé par une vague) (surfing waves)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les surfeurs aiment passer dans les rouleaux.
Surfers like to go into the rollers.

roller

nom masculin (bigoudi) (usually plural)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Chez le coiffeur le brushing remplace la pose des rouleaux.
At the hairdresser's, a blow-dry has taken the place of having rollers put in.

be at the end of your tether, reach the end of your tether

locution verbale (ne plus en pouvoir, être près de craquer) (UK, figurative)

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

rolling pin

nom masculin (ustensile pour étaler les pâtes)

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

steamroller

nom masculin (engin équipé d'un gros cylindre)

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

juggernaut

nom masculin (figuré (chose ou [qqn] qui avance implacablement) (figurative)

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

spring roll

nom masculin (spécialité froide asiatique)

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

ink roller

nom masculin (réserve d'encre pour impressions)

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

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