What does patte in French mean?

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

The word patte in French means leg, leg, foot, paw, mitt, sideburn, tab, touch, hand, touch, hand, tea towel, be tied down, trip, shake hands, grease 's palm, identify yourself, back leg, shoulder mark, hind leg, foreleg, front leg, rabbit's foot, small paint roller, gammy leg, fork, crow's feet, gipsywort, hobble along, limp along, drag your feet. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word patte

leg

nom féminin (membre inférieur des animaux)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les poules ont deux pattes et les chiens en ont quatre. Daniel a retiré l'épine de la patte du chien.
Daniel pulled the thorn out of the dog's paw.

leg

nom féminin (familier (jambe)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Bruno est revenu du ski avec une patte cassée.
Bruno came back from skiing with a broken leg.

foot

nom féminin (familier (pied)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Natacha était tellement fatiguée qu'elle ne tenait plus sur ses pattes.
Natasha was so tired she couldn't stay on her feet.

paw, mitt

nom féminin (familier (main) (figurative, slang)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
À jouer dans la terre, tu as encore les pattes toutes sales.
Your paws are filthy from playing in the mud again.

sideburn

nom féminin (cheveux le long de l'oreille)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le coiffeur a demandé à son client s'il souhaitait raccourcir un peu ses pattes.
The hairdresser asked his customer if he wanted his sideburns trimmed.

tab

nom féminin (morceau de tissu qui sert d'attache) (clothing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le col du blouson ferme avec une patte.
The collar of this jacket does up with a tab.

touch, hand

nom féminin (habileté technique, tour de main) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La patte de cet artiste est unique.
This artist has a unique hand.

touch, hand

nom féminin (figuré (style typique d'un écrivain) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dès la première page, on reconnaît la patte de Victor Hugo.
From the first page, Victor Hugo's touch is recognisable.

tea towel

nom féminin (Suisse (chiffon, torchon) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
il faut changer les pattes de la cuisine.
The tea towels need changing.

be tied down

locution verbale (figuré (être surveillé continuellement) (figurative)

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

trip

nom masculin (familier (pour faire trébucher)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le joueur a fait un discret croche-patte à son adversaire pour l'empêcher de prendre le ballon.

shake hands

locution verbale (chien : présenter une patte) (dog)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ça fait trois ans que je l'entraîne, mais mon chien ne sait toujours pas donner la patte. Allez, Zeus, Apollon, donnez la patte !

grease 's palm

locution verbale (figuré (donner de l'argent)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Il a fallu graisser la patte du secrétaire pour obtenir un rendez-vous.

identify yourself

locution verbale (figuré (prouver son identité)

back leg

nom féminin (patte postérieure) (animal)

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

shoulder mark

nom féminin (indication de grade pour l'épaule)

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

hind leg

nom féminin (patte postérieure)

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

foreleg, front leg

nom féminin (jambe antérieure de l'animal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette vache s'est blessée aux pattes de devant.

rabbit's foot

nom féminin (amulette) (lucky charm)

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

small paint roller

nom féminin (petit rouleau de peinture) (decorating tool)

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

gammy leg

nom féminin (familier (jambe ou pied blessé)

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

fork

nom féminin (carrefour) (road junction)

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

crow's feet

nom féminin (rides aux yeux) (eye wrinkles)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

gipsywort

nom féminin (herbe : lycope)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La patte-de-loup, le Lycope d'Europe, est aussi connue sous le nom de chanvre d'eau ou ortie d'eau.

hobble along, limp along

locution verbale (familier (boitiller)

drag your feet

locution verbale (familier, péjoratif (y aller sans entrain) (figurative)

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

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