What does seins in French mean?

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

The word seins in French means breast, breasts, heart, womb, bosom, welcome into its midst, in, within, breast screening, give the breast, give the breast to, within it, at its heart, breast-fed, breastfeed. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word seins

breast

nom masculin (organe mammaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les seins des femmes sont plus développés que ceux des hommes.
Women's breasts are more developed than men's.

breasts

nom masculin pluriel (poitrine féminine)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Cette robe met les petits seins en valeur.
This dress accentuates small breasts.

heart

nom masculin (littéraire (intérieur, cœur) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Vous pénétrez dans le sein de la zone la plus confidentielle du complexe.
You are penetrating the heart of the most confidential area in the complex.

womb

nom masculin (littéraire (siège de la conception)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il était encore dans le sein de sa mère.
He was still in his mother's womb.

bosom

nom masculin (littéraire (buste) (literary)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La maman tient son enfant contre son sein.
The mother clasped her child to her bosom.

welcome into its midst

locution verbale (soutenu (héberger, comprendre)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La cité internationale universitaire de Paris accueille en son sein des étudiants du monde entier.

in, within

(soutenu (à l’intérieur de)

(preposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours.")
Il y a une association sportive renommée au sein de cette université.
There is a famous sports club within this university.

breast screening

nom masculin (recherche de cancer potentiel)

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

give the breast, give the breast to

locution verbale (allaiter)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La maman donne le sein à son bébé.

within it, at its heart

locution adverbiale (à l'intérieur)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Ce club regroupe plusieurs experts en son sein.

breast-fed

locution adjectivale (allaité)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

breastfeed

locution verbale (allaiter)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

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