What does taupe in French mean?

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

The word taupe in French means mole, mole, sleeper, taupe, brownish-grey, moleskin, tunneller, taupe grey, taupe-grey, blind as a bat, mole rat, mole-rat, European mole cricket. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word taupe

mole

nom féminin (mammifère qui vit sous terre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La taupe creuse des galeries dans le sol.
The mole digs its tunnels in the ground.

mole, sleeper

nom féminin (espion) (spy)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il doit garder son identité secrète : c'est une taupe !
He has to maintain his secret identity: he's a mole!

taupe, brownish-grey

adjectif (couleur gris brun)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Elle porte une robe taupe.
She is wearing a taupe dress.

moleskin

nom féminin (fourrure)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle se réchauffa dans son manteau de taupe.
She warmed up in her moleskin coat.

tunneller

nom féminin (Technologie : tunnelier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La taupe se chargea de creuser le souterrain.
The tunneller took care of digging the tunnel.

taupe grey

nom masculin (nuance de gris) (UK)

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

taupe-grey

adjectif invariable (nuance de gris) (UK)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

blind as a bat

locution adjectivale (figuré (ne pas voir grand chose)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

mole rat, mole-rat

nom masculin (rongeur) (rodent)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les rats-taupes désignent différents animaux.

European mole cricket

nom masculin (gros insecte fouisseur) (insect)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le taupe-grillon peut mesurer 10 cm et causer des dégâts sur les jeunes pousses.

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