What does sole in French mean?

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

The word sole in French means sole, soil, floor, floor, flat bottom, foot, horizontal member, deck oven, lemon sole, sole meunière. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word sole

sole

nom féminin (poisson plat) (fish)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce midi, nous avons mangé de la sole meunière.
This lunchtime, we had sole meunière.

soil

nom féminin (terre cultivable) (earth)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On cultivera du blé sur cette sole.
We will grow wheat on this soil.

floor

nom féminin (four : âtre, plancher chauffé) (oven)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le maire cherche un artisan qui pourrait refaire la sole du four communal.
The mayor is looking for a craftsman who could make a new floor for the village bread oven.

floor

nom féminin (terrain sous une mine) (mine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un trou est apparu dans la sole de cette mine.
A hole appeared in the mine floor.

flat bottom

nom féminin (fond plat d'un bateau) (boat)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
À la décrue, les péniches reposent sur leur sole.

foot

nom féminin (anatomie : surface de déplacement) (of a mollusc)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La sole des escargots fonctionne comme une ventouse.
The foot of a snail works like a suction cup.

horizontal member

nom féminin (technique : support horizontal) (carpentry)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les poutres et solives sont des soles.

deck oven

nom masculin (four à matériau réfractaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce pain a été cuit dans un four à sole.

lemon sole

nom féminin (poisson voisin de la limande) (fish)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La limande-sole arrête de se nourrir en hiver.

sole meunière

nom féminin (sole enrobée de farine) (Cooking)

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

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