What does torchon in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word torchon in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use torchon in French.
The word torchon in French means tea towel, rubbish, mess, rag, floorcloth, dust, wipe, clean sweep, dust-up. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word torchon
tea towelnom masculin (tissu pour essuyer) (UK) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Le commis essuie la vaisselle avec un torchon. The assistant dries the dishes with a tea towel. |
rubbish, messnom masculin (familier (document sale) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Cet élève sera pénalisé pour avoir rendu un tel torchon. This student will be penalized for having handed in such rubbish. |
ragnom masculin (familier (mauvais journal) (informal, newspaper) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) On peut lire toute une série de mensonges dans ce torchon. One can read a whole series of lies in this rag. |
floorclothnom masculin (Belgique, Canada (serpillière) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) J'ai passé le torchon dans la cuisine. I wiped round the kitchen with the floorcloth. |
dust, wipenom masculin (nettoyage avec un torchon) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
clean sweepnom masculin (figuré (nettoyage, remise en ordre) (figurative) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
dust-upnom masculin (argot (bagarre) (informal) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
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