What does baleine in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word baleine in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use baleine in French.
The word baleine in French means whale, baleen plate, whalebone, beaked whale, humpback whale, baleen whale, beluga whale, minke whale, lesser rorqual, right whale, grey whale, whale shark, laugh like a drain, laugh like a drain. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word baleine
whalenom féminin (mammifère marin) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) La baleine est le plus grand des mammifères marins. The whale is the largest marine mammal. |
baleen platenom féminin (fanon) (usually plural) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Les baleines de ce rorqual sont usées. The baleen plates of this finback whale are worn away. |
whalebonenom féminin (tige rigide de soutien) (made from whales) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Les parapluies et certains soutien-gorge sont munis de baleines. Umbrellas have ribs and some bras have underwiring. |
beaked whalenom féminin (cétacé à dents) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) La baleine à bec est un cétacé de taille moyenne ressemblant à un dauphin. |
humpback whalenom féminin (type de gros mammifère marin) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
baleen whalenom féminin (cétacé) (sea mammal) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
beluga whalenom féminin (type de gros mammifère marin) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
minke whale, lesser rorqualnom féminin (rorqual à nez pointu) (sea mammal) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
right whalenom féminin (baleine sans aileron) (marine mammal) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
grey whalenom féminin (race de baleine) (UK) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
whale sharknom masculin (requin géant herbivore) (large fish) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Le requin-baleine est inoffensif pour l'homme. |
laugh like a drainlocution verbale (familier (beaucoup rire) (UK, informal) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
laugh like a drainlocution verbale (familier (beaucoup rire) (UK) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Quand je leur ai raconté ma mésaventure, mes collègues se sont marrés comme des baleines ! |
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