What does créneau in French mean?

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

The word créneau in French means crenellation, crenelation, slot, time slot, slot, niche, parallel parking, rectangular, range of dates, time slot, growing niche, parallel-park, step into the breach. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word créneau

crenellation, crenelation

nom masculin (élément défensif de muraille)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les archers tirent depuis les créneaux.
The archers are shooting from the crenellations.

slot, time slot

nom masculin (temps libre dans un agenda)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Généralement je trouve un créneau dans la semaine pour aller marcher.
I normally find a slot in the week to go for a walk.

slot

nom masculin (temps d'antenne réservé à [qqn])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les annonceurs recherchent des créneaux en début de soirée.
Advertisers look for early evening slots.

niche

nom masculin (segment de marché en expansion)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Actuellement la tablette électronique est un créneau porteur.
Electronic tablets are currently a buoyant niche.

parallel parking

nom masculin (manœuvre pour se garer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En faisant mon créneau, j'ai embouti la voiture derrière moi. Au permis, mon fils a raté son créneau, mais il a quand même eu son examen.
While I was parallel parking, I hit the car behind me. On his test, my son failed his parallel parking, but he still passed.

rectangular

adjectif (en forme de créneau)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Les signaux numériques sont de type créneau.
Digital signals are rectangular type signals.

range of dates

nom masculin (jours de disponibilité)

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

time slot

nom masculin (heures où l'on est disponible)

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

growing niche

nom masculin (segment de marché à la mode)

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

parallel-park

locution verbale (se garer entre 2 places)

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

step into the breach

locution verbale (donner de soi pour [qch])

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

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