What does tennis in French mean?

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

The word tennis in French means tennis, tennis court, game of tennis, tennis shoe, tennis ball, court, tennis court, play tennis, play a game of tennis, tennis racket cover, tennis player, tennis match, tennis game, paddle tennis, tennis racket, table tennis, lawn tennis, tennis court. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word tennis

tennis

nom masculin (sport) (sport)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je joue au tennis depuis que j'ai 7 ans.
I have been playing tennis since I was 7 years old.

tennis court

nom masculin (court de tennis)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a des tennis juste à côté de la piscine.
There are tennis courts just next to the pool.

game of tennis

nom masculin (partie de tennis)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On se fait un tennis cet après-midi ?
Shall we play a game of tennis this afternoon?

tennis shoe

nom masculin (chaussure de sport)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle portait des tennis roses comme sa robe.
She wore tennis shoes as pink as her dress.

tennis ball

nom féminin (type de balle)

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

court

nom masculin (terrain de tennis) (tennis)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans ce club, il y a 2 courts couverts et 4 courts extérieurs.
At this club, there are two covered courts and four outdoor ones.

tennis court

nom masculin (tennis : aire de jeu)

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

play tennis

locution verbale (jouer au tennis)

Je ferais bien du tennis cet après-midi.

play a game of tennis

locution verbale (disputer une partie de tennis)

tennis racket cover

nom féminin (étui pour raquette de tennis)

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

tennis player

(pratiquant du tennis) (sportsperson)

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

tennis match, tennis game

nom masculin (rencontre de tennis) (sports)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les matches de tennis du grand chelem se jouent en trois sets gagnants.

paddle tennis

nom masculin (sport dérivé du tennis) (sport)

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

tennis racket

nom féminin (raquette utilisée pour le tennis)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Maryline a toujours une raquette de tennis de secours dans son sac.

table tennis

nom masculin (nom officiel du ping-pong) (sport)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les Chinois sont champions de tennis de table.
The Chinese are champions at table tennis.

lawn tennis

nom masculin (tennis sur herbe)

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

tennis court

nom masculin (aire pour pratiquer le tennis)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce joueur préfère jouer sur les terrains de tennis en terre battue. Ce club compte trois terrains de tennis extérieurs.

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