What does toit in French mean?

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

The word toit in French means roof, roof over your head, roof, flat-roofed, roof box, thatched roof, roof of the world, sunroof, retractable roof. To learn more, please see the details below.

Listen to pronunciation

Meaning of the word toit

roof

nom masculin (couverture d'un bâtiment)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le toit protège la maison des intempéries.
The roof protects the house from bad weather.

roof over your head

nom masculin (figuré (lieu où l'on habite)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les sans-abri n'ont pas de toit.
The homeless have no roof over their heads.

roof

nom masculin (plafond d'une voiture) (car)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette nouvelle voiture a un toit ouvrant transparent.
This new car has a transparent sunroof.

flat-roofed

locution adjectivale (sans charpente) (Architecture)

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

roof box

nom masculin (rangement pour toit de voiture) (car)

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

thatched roof

nom masculin (toit fait en chaume)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ils souhaitent installer un toit de chaume sur leur maison.

roof of the world

nom propre masculin (montagne : Everest) (mountain: figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'est le rêve de tout alpiniste de gravir le toit du Monde.

sunroof

nom masculin (véhicule : toit vitré amovible) (in car)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je crois qu'il va pleuvoir, vite, ferme le toit ouvrant !

retractable roof

nom masculin (capote amovible)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Notre véranda est équipée d'un toit rétractable créant une véritable terrasse.

Let's learn French

So now that you know more about the meaning of toit in French, you can learn how to use them through selected examples and how to read them. And remember to learn the related words that we suggest. Our website is constantly updating with new words and new examples so you can look up the meanings of other words you don't know in French.

Do you know about French

French (le français) is a Romance language. Like Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish, it comes from popular Latin, once used in the Roman Empire. A French-speaking person or country can be called a "Francophone". French is the official language in 29 countries. French is the fourth most spoken native language in the European Union. French ranks third in the EU, after English and German, and is the second most widely taught language after English. The majority of the world's French-speaking population lives in Africa, with about 141 million Africans from 34 countries and territories who can speak French as a first or second language. French is the second most widely spoken language in Canada, after English, and both are official languages at the federal level. It is the first language of 9.5 million people or 29% and the second language of 2.07 million people or 6% of the entire population of Canada. In contrast to other continents, French has no popularity in Asia. Currently, no country in Asia recognizes French as an official language.