What does tournage in French mean?

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

The word tournage in French means filming, shooting, turning, cleat, wedge, film crew, film set, shooting, film shoot, turning and milling. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word tournage

filming, shooting

nom masculin (action de réaliser un film)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le tournage du film a eu lieu en plein désert.
The shooting of the film took place in the middle of the desert.

turning

nom masculin (usinage avec un tour)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le tournage du bois est un art.
Wood turning is an art.

cleat, wedge

nom masculin (Nautique : taquet)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les tournages de ce bateau ne sont pas assez nombreux pour l'immobiliser.
The boat doesn't have enough cleats to immobilize it.

film crew

nom féminin (personnel filmant les acteurs)

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

film set

nom masculin (lieu pour filmer)

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

shooting, film shoot

nom masculin (enregistrement vidéo d'acteurs)

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

turning and milling

nom masculin (technique d'usinage) (metalwork)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cet ouvrier est spécialisé en tournage-fraisage.

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