What does vanne in French mean?

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

The word vanne in French means sluice gate, dig, jibe, spent, insert a valve, place a valve, winnow, wear out, tease, have a dig, valve body, hurl an insult at, make a dig, cheap jibe, cheap shot, butterfly valve, needle valve, control valve, control vent. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word vanne

sluice gate

nom féminin (panneau mobile contrôlant un flux)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'éclusier ferme les vannes.
The lock keeper closes the sluice gates.

dig, jibe

nom féminin (familier (pique) (informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Lucie n'arrêtait pas de balancer des vannes à son pote. L'humoriste enchaînait les vannes et le public se bidonnait.
Lucie never stopped having digs at her pal. The humorist strung jibes together and the audience laughed their heads off.

spent

adjectif (familier (fatigué, éreinté) (informal)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Elle est revenue vannée de sa réunion interminable.
She came back from her interminable meeting ready to drop.

insert a valve, place a valve

verbe transitif (munir de vanne)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La société des eaux a vanné les conduites d'eau du quartier.
The water board has inserted valves into the water pipes in the neighbourhood.

winnow

verbe transitif (enlever les impuretés)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
On vanne les lentilles pour retirer les cailloux.
Lentils are winnowed to remove the stones.

wear out

verbe transitif (familier (fatiguer fortement)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Cette escalade l'a complètement vannée.
That run shattered me.

tease

verbe transitif (familier (chambrer, moquer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Nous avons vanné le petit nouveau pendant une semaine.
We ribbed the new boy for about a week.

have a dig

locution verbale (familier, figuré (plaisanterie : lancer une pique)

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

valve body

nom féminin (forme de vanne)

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

hurl an insult at

locution verbale (familier (dire une vacherie)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Les manifestants s'envoient des piques, se lancent des vannes, se traitent de tous les noms.

make a dig

locution verbale (familier (lancer une pique) (informal)

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

cheap jibe, cheap shot

nom féminin (blague de mauvaise qualité)

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

butterfly valve

nom féminin (type de vanne)

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

needle valve

nom féminin (type de vanne)

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

control valve, control vent

nom féminin (robinet de contrôle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La vanne de régulation permet de modifier la pression ou le débit d'un fluide.

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