What does vache in French mean?

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

The word vache in French means cow, harsh, cowskin, cowhide, I'll be damned!, a hell of a , one hell of a, pig, outlanding, cowherd, land out, lounge, love-hate relationship, live hand to mouth, scrape a living, cow's milk, mad cow disease, have trouble making ends meet, find it hard to make ends meet, speak horrible French, speak French really badly, cow, bitch, cowskin, cowhide, cow's udder, rain cats and dogs, cash cow, mad cow disease, dairy cow, milk cow, Limousin cow, sea cow, black and white cow, piebald cow, Laughing Cow, sacred cow. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word vache

cow

nom féminin (bovin femelle) (bovine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les vaches normandes produisent beaucoup de lait.
Norman cows produce a lot of milk.

harsh

adjectif (familier (méchant, sans pitié)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ce professeur est un peu vache dans sa notation. T'es vache de ne pas m'avoir laissé de gâteau !
You didn't save me any cake? You're so mean!

cowskin, cowhide

nom féminin (cuir de bovidé)

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

I'll be damned!

(familier (expression de surprise, mécontentement) (potentially offensive, slang)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
Tu gagné le gros lot au loto ? La vache !
You won the jackpot on the lottery? I'll be damned!

a hell of a , one hell of a

adjectif (populaire (important, incroyable) (slang)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous trouvons que Thomas a un vache d'accent.
We think Thomas has a hell of an accent.

pig

nom féminin (argot, vieilli (policier) (police officer: slang)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mort aux vaches ! était un slogan de 68 à l'adresse des policiers.
"Death to pigs!" was a slogan addressed to police officers in '68.

outlanding

nom féminin (atterrissage imprévu) (aircraft)

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

cowherd

(professionnel du soin des vaches)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette éleveuse emploie trois vachers.

land out

verbe pronominal (familier (atterrir sur un terrain de fortune) (aircraft)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")

lounge

verbe pronominal (vieux (se prélasser)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

love-hate relationship

nom masculin (amour mêlé de brutalité)

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

live hand to mouth, scrape a living

locution verbale (familier (éprouver d'importantes difficultés)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

cow's milk

nom masculin (lait issu de la vache) (dairy product)

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

mad cow disease

nom féminin (infection du système nerveux) (informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La maladie de la vache folle s'est développée car des éleveurs ont donné de la farine de mouton à manger à des ruminants.

have trouble making ends meet, find it hard to make ends meet

locution verbale (figuré (vivre misérablement) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

speak horrible French, speak French really badly

locution verbale (familier (parler avec un fort accent étranger)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

cow, bitch

nom féminin (familier (personne méchante) (woman: figurative, pejorative, slang)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nathalie, cette peau de vache, n'arrête pas de me faire des coups tordus !

cowskin, cowhide

nom féminin (cuir)

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

cow's udder

nom masculin (mamelle de vache)

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

rain cats and dogs

locution verbale (très familier (beaucoup pleuvoir) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Si j'étais toi, je ne sortirais pas maintenant parce qu'il pleut comme vache qui pisse !

cash cow

nom féminin (figuré, familier ([qqn] dont on peut tirer de l'argent) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il prend ses parents pour des vaches à lait.
He thinks his parents are nothing but a cash cow.

mad cow disease

nom féminin (infection du système nerveux)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La vache folle a fait beaucoup de tort aux bouchers.

dairy cow, milk cow

nom féminin (vache produisant du lait)

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

Limousin cow

nom féminin (race de vache) (bovine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La vache limousine de couleur froment vif est réputée pour sa viande.

sea cow

nom féminin (familier (lamantin ou dugong)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La vache marine est un gros mammifère herbivore vivant en eaux peu profondes.

black and white cow, piebald cow

nom féminin (vache noire et blanche) (bovine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les vaches pie sont une image de la Normandie.

Laughing Cow

nom propre féminin (® (fromage fondu) (soft cheese ®)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La Vache qui rit est un fromage fondu présenté sous forme de portion.

sacred cow

nom féminin (vache idolâtrée par les hindous) (Hinduism)

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

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