What does ruban in French mean?

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

The word ruban in French means ribbon, ribbon, ribbon, strip, tape measure, ribbon, tape measure, adhesive tape, Blue Riband, typewriter ribbon, bandsaw. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word ruban

ribbon

nom masculin (bande étroite de tissu)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette mercerie a pléthore de rubans différents.
This haberdashery has a wealth of different ribbons.

ribbon

nom masculin (décoration, médaille) (award)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il a reçu le ruban de la légion d'honneur.
He was awarded the ribbon of the Legion of Honour.

ribbon

nom masculin (bande imprégnée d'encre) (printer, typewriter)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les imprimantes matricielles fonctionnaient avec des rubans.
Dot matrix printers worked with ribbons.

strip

nom masculin (figuré, littéraire (chose longue et étroite)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les routes sont de véritables rubans asphaltés.
The roads are real asphalt strips.

tape measure

nom masculin (mètre à enrouleur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce géomètre oublie toujours de prendre son ruban.
The surveyor always forgets to take his tape measure.

ribbon

nom masculin (informatique : zone à onglets de menu) (toolbars)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce traitement de texte se sert d'un ruban pour plus de facilité.
This word processing program uses a ribbon for convenience.

tape measure

nom masculin (ruban gradué)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les couturiers utilisent des mètres rubans.

adhesive tape

nom masculin (ruban collant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette affiche tient grâce à du ruban adhésif.

Blue Riband

nom propre masculin (récompense transatlantique) (maritime award)

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

typewriter ribbon

nom masculin (vieilli (bande d'encre)

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

bandsaw

nom féminin (machine-outil) (power tool)

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

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