What does globe in French mean?

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

The word globe in French means globe, sphere, the globe, cheese globe, glass cover, globe, eyeball, globe, globetrotter, all over the globe, the Vendée Globe. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word globe

globe, sphere

nom masculin (boule)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La lune est un globe lumineux.
The moon is an is an illuminated sphere.

the globe

nom masculin (Monde)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le globe est peuplé de 7 milliards d'habitants.
The world is populated by seven billion people.

cheese globe, glass cover

nom masculin (cloche) (for cheese, fruit, etc.)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On place souvent le fromage sous globe.
Cheese is often placed under a glass cover.

globe

nom masculin (littéraire (chose arrondie) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Son décolleté met en valeur le globe de ses seins.
Her neckline accentuates the globes of her breasts.

eyeball

nom masculin (œil)

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

globe

nom masculin (planisphère)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le globe terrestre représente la planète Terre à toute petite échelle.

globetrotter

([qqn] qui voyage beaucoup)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Lorsque mon frère était jeune, c'était un véritable globe-trotteur.

all over the globe

locution adverbiale (partout)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Sur Mars, la terre est rougeâtre sur toute la surface du globe.

the Vendée Globe

nom propre masculin (course nautique) (sailing race)

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

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