What does talon in French mean?

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

The word talon in French means heel, heel, heel, stub, heel, stack, pile, high-heeled shoe, high heel, stiletto heel, stiletto, spike heel, wedge heel, Achilles heel, Achilles' heel, high heel, flat. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word talon

heel

nom masculin (partie arrière du pied) (part of foot)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Avec ses nouvelles chaussures il a une ampoule au talon.
He has a blister on his heel because of his new shoes.

heel

nom masculin (d'une chaussure) (of a shoe)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le talon de ma chaussure s'est cassé.
The heel of my shoe is broken.

heel

nom masculin (d'une chaussette) (part of footwear)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On ne reprise plus les talons de chaussette.
People don't darn the heels of socks anymore.

stub

nom masculin (d'un carnet à souche) (cheque)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sur le talon du chéquier, j'inscris le montant du chèque.
On the check stub, I write the amount of the check.

heel

nom masculin (extrémité (d'un jambon ...)) (end (of a ham, etc)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle mouline le talon de jambon pour faire des tomates farcies.
She grinds up the ham heel to make stuffed tomatoes.

stack, pile

nom masculin (Jeux de carte : pioche) (cards)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On peut piocher dans le talon.
You can take a card from the stack.

high-heeled shoe

nom féminin (type de chaussure rehaussée) (usually plural)

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

high heel

nom masculin (talon très haut)

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

stiletto heel, stiletto, spike heel

nom masculin (talon fin et très haut)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle avait du mal à marcher avec ses talons aiguilles.

wedge heel

nom masculin (talon surélevé) (often plural)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La grande mode cet été était les sandales à talon compensé.
This summer, sandals with wedge heels were very fashionable.

Achilles heel, Achilles' heel

nom masculin (figuré (faiblesse, point faible) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les maths sont son talon d'Achille.

high heel

nom masculin (talon de grande hauteur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il est impossible de courir avec des talons hauts.

flat

nom masculin (talon de chaussure bas)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Les chaussures à talon plat sont plus pratiques pour courir.
Shoes with flat heels are better for running.

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