What does taquet in French mean?

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

The word taquet in French means wall door stop, door bumper, bracket, bracket, door stop, post, stake, cleat, mooring cleat, ladder platform, slap, be going flat out, be going full throttle. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word taquet

wall door stop, door bumper

nom masculin (butée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il fixe des taquets pour ne pas abîmer le mur avec la porte.

bracket

nom masculin (support) (support)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les étagères mobiles reposent sur des taquets.

bracket

nom masculin (pièce de fixation) (fastener)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L’étagère fixe est maintenue par deux taquets et une vis.

door stop

nom masculin (pièce en coin)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il maintient la porte ouverte avec un taquet.

post, stake

nom masculin (piquet d'alignement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans les jardins, les parcelles sont délimitées par des taquets.

cleat, mooring cleat

nom masculin (support d’amarrage) (nautical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les taquets sont fixés aux bateaux pour enrouler les cordages.

ladder platform

nom masculin (échelle : support d'appoint)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'ouvrier dispose ses outils sur le taquet.

slap

nom masculin (familier (gifle, coup)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle reçut un taquet pour son impolitesse.

be going flat out, be going full throttle

locution verbale (familier (donner le maximum) (informal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Il est au taquet pour finir dans les délais.
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Work is really full on at the moment; we have a big project to complete to a tight deadline.

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