What does tapette in French mean?

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

The word tapette in French means tap, pat, mousetrap, <div>fly swat, fly-swat, flyswatter, fly-swatter</div><div>(<i>noun</i>: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)</div>, fairy, queer, pansy, fairy, queer, pansy, thong sandal, fly swatter, mousetrap. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word tapette

tap, pat

nom féminin (petite tape)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Michel donne toujours une tapette dans le dos pour dire bonjour.
Michael always gives people a pat on the back to say hello.

mousetrap

nom féminin (piège à souris)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'ai mis des tapettes dans le grenier.
I set some mousetraps in the attic.

<div>fly swat, fly-swat, flyswatter, fly-swatter</div><div>(<i>noun</i>: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)</div>

nom féminin (outil plat à manche)

Les tapettes à mouche sont très efficaces.
Fly swats are very effective.

fairy, queer, pansy

nom féminin (familier, insultant (pédéraste) (pejorative, offensive, slang)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce bar est un rendez-vous de tapettes.
This bar is a meeting place for gays.

fairy, queer, pansy

nom féminin (familier, insultant (homme faible ou efféminé) (pejorative, offensive, slang)

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

thong sandal

nom féminin (Afrique (sorte de tong) (usually plural)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Jean-Maurice est toujours en tapettes durant l'été.
Jean-Maurice always wears thong sandals in the summer.

fly swatter

nom féminin (dispositif pour tuer les mouches)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Aurais-tu vu la tapette à mouche ?

mousetrap

nom féminin (piège à souris)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Fais attention aux tapettes à souris si tu vas au grenier.

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