What does croissant in French mean?

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

The word croissant in French means croissant, crescent moon, growing, increasing, augmenting, rising, billhook, grow, grow, keep increasing, keep growing, It's growing., crescent moon, crescent, Islamic Crescent, ascending order, in ascending order, sorting in ascending order. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word croissant

croissant

nom masculin (viennoiserie) (French: pastry)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il a acheté des croissants pour le petit déjeuner.
He has bought croissants for breakfast.

crescent moon

nom masculin (forme en demi-lune)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On ne voit qu'un croissant de lune ce soir.
Only a crescent of the moon is visible tonight.

growing, increasing, augmenting, rising

adjectif (augmentant)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Les ventes sont croissantes cette année.
Sales are growing this year.

billhook

nom masculin (faux en forme de croissant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le croissant est très utile pour se frayer des passages dans les ronces.
A billhook is very useful for cutting a path through brambles.

grow

verbe intransitif (se développer)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Son entreprise croît d'année en année.
Her business is growing year on year.

grow

verbe intransitif (pousser)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Au printemps, la végétation croît de jour en jour.
In the spring, plants grow day by day.

keep increasing, keep growing

locution verbale (aller en augmentant)

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

It's growing.

(ça augmente avec le temps)

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

crescent moon

nom masculin (quartier de lune)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On distinguait un croissant de lune à travers les nuages.

crescent

nom masculin (symbole religieux)

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

Islamic Crescent

nom masculin (Histoire (monde musulman)

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

ascending order

nom masculin (tri du plus petit au plus grand)

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

in ascending order

locution adverbiale (du plus petit au plus grand)

sorting in ascending order

nom masculin (tri par taille)

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

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