What does punaise in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word punaise in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use punaise in French.
The word punaise in French means drawing pin, stink bug, shield bug, bitch, Dammit!, Damn!, pin up, water bug, water insect, bedbug, green shield bug. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word punaise
drawing pinnom féminin (petit clou à tête plate) (UK) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) À l'aide de punaises, elle fixe les feuilles sur le tableau. Using drawing pins, she attaches the pieces of paper to the board. |
stink bug, shield bugnom féminin (insecte) (insect) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Les punaises piquent et sentent mauvais si on les écrase. Stink bugs bite and smell bad if you crush them. |
bitchnom féminin (familier (personne méchante) (pejorative, offensive, informal) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Ma sœur est une vraie punaise. My sister is a real cow. |
Dammit!, Damn!interjection (euphémisme (exprime le mécontentement) (annoyance: informal) (interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!") Punaise ! J'ai renversé tout mon café ! Dammit (or: Damn)! I've spilt all my coffee! |
pin upverbe transitif (fixer à l'aide de punaises) Les adolescents punaisent souvent des posters dans leur chambre. |
water bug, water insectnom féminin (insecte) (insect) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
bedbugnom féminin (insecte suceur de sang) (small insect) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
green shield bugnom féminin (variété de punaise) (insect) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
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