What does station in French mean?

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

The word station in French means stop, bus stop, position, station of the cross, radio station, station, get off at an underground station, substation, seaside resort, coastal resort, central station, water treatment plant, docking station, carwash, underground station, pumping station, ski resort, winter sports resort, taxi rank, taxi stand, television station, television channel, sewage processing station, standing, gas station, summer resort, weather station, weather station, orbiting space station, space station, spa, spa resort, service station. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word station

stop, bus stop

nom féminin (arrêt) (bus)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il attend le métro tous les matins à la station Javel.
Every morning he gets the metro at Javel station.

position

nom féminin (position)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il reste en station horizontale pour faire des pompes.
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. You perform star-jumps from an upright stance.

station of the cross

nom féminin (Religion : étape) (in church)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a 14 stations dans le chemin de croix de Jésus.
There are fourteen stations of the cross in Christ's journey to his crucifixion.

radio station, station

nom féminin (chaîne de radio)

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

get off at an underground station

locution verbale (sortir du métro à une station) (UK)

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

substation

nom féminin (électricité: station secondaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Notre électricité est fournie par cette sous-station.

seaside resort, coastal resort

nom féminin (lieu de séjour en bord de mer) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'été, nous partons toujours dans une station balnéaire.
In the summer we are going to a seaside resort.

central station

nom féminin (gare principale)

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

water treatment plant

nom féminin (usine de traitement d'eaux usées)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La communauté de communes s'est dotée d'une station d'épuration toute neuve.

docking station

nom féminin (socle pour appareil électronique)

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

carwash

nom féminin (lieu pour laver les véhicules)

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

underground station

nom féminin (gare de métro) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La plupart des stations de métro sont souterraines.

pumping station

nom féminin (installation d'extraction)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La station de pompage d'eau potable sera rénovée.

ski resort

nom féminin (lieu pour pratiquer le ski)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour le faire du ski de fond, nous allons à la station de ski des Rousses.

winter sports resort

nom féminin (lieu de vacances hivernal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les stations de sport d'hiver surveillent quotidiennement l'enneigement.

taxi rank, taxi stand

nom féminin (lieu d'attente des taxis)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a une grande station de taxi sur l'esplanade de la Gare de Lyon.

television station, television channel

nom féminin (chaîne télévisuelle)

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

sewage processing station

nom féminin (usine traitant les eaux usées)

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

standing

nom masculin (fait de rester debout)

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

gas station

nom féminin (lieu où faire le plein de carburant) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le voyant de niveau de carburant vient de s'allumer, il va falloir trouver une station d'essence.

summer resort

nom féminin (lieu touristique l'été)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La montagne et le bord de mer regorgent de stations estivales.

weather station

nom féminin (dispositif de mesure du climat)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Une station météorologique est un ensemble de capteurs qui enregistrent et fournissent des mesures physiques et des paramètres météorologiques liés aux variations du climat.

weather station

nom féminin (lieu d'étude du temps)

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

orbiting space station

nom masculin (satellite artificiel habité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Trois nouveaux spationautes rejoignent la station orbitale.

space station

nom féminin (résidence en orbite terrestre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les stations spatiales peuvent rester en orbite de nombreuses années, mais elles sont incapables de retourner sur Terre.

spa, spa resort

nom féminin (lieu de cure par bains)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mes parents habitent dans une petite station thermale où la population quadruple en été.

service station

nom féminin (point essence)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette station-service n'a pas été réapprovisionnée en essence à cause de la grève.

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