What does navire in French mean?

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

The word navire in French means ship, boat, vessel, depth of a ship, The rats are deserting the sinking ship, sailing ship, cargo ship, merchant ship, merchant vessel, trading vessel, landing craft, landing ship, warship, transport ship, merchant ship, merchant vessel, slave ship, slaver, tanker, training ship, hospital ship, factory ship. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word navire

ship, boat, vessel

nom masculin (embarcation pour la navigation en mer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le Titanic était un grand navire.
The Titanic was a large ship.

depth of a ship

nom masculin (hauteur entre quille et bas du pont)

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

The rats are deserting the sinking ship

(les lâches s'en vont) (figurative)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

sailing ship

nom masculin (navire propulsé par la force du vent) (nautical)

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

cargo ship

nom masculin (navire de commerce)

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

merchant ship, merchant vessel, trading vessel

nom masculin (navire de transport de marchandises)

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

landing craft, landing ship

nom masculin (navire de guerre) (military vessel)

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

warship

nom masculin (navire militaire) (military vessel)

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

transport ship

nom masculin (bateau conçu à des fins commerciales)

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

merchant ship, merchant vessel

nom masculin (navire de commerce)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les navires marchands ne sont pas armés.

slave ship, slaver

nom masculin (bateau qui transportait des esclaves) (historical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les navires négriers partaient des ports de l'Atlantique vers les côtes de l'Afrique avant de rejoindre les Antilles.

tanker

nom masculin (navire de transport en vrac) (ship)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon beau-frère est second sur un navire-citerne.

training ship

nom masculin (bateau d'apprentissage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le Belem (1896) est le dernier trois-mâts barque français, il sert de navire-école à la Marine nationale pour l'entraînement de ses mousses.

hospital ship

nom masculin (navire pour porter secours) (medical facility)

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

factory ship

nom masculin (traite les produits de sa pêche) (fishing vessel)

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

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