What does bâton in French mean?

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

The word bâton in French means stick, cane, baton, baton, pole, ski pole, mark, tally mark, baseball bat, bat, staff of authority, stick of chalk, piece of chalk, stick of dynamite, walking pole, pilgrim's staff, walking pole, stick of liquorice, ski pole, Baton Rouge, stroke of the cane, stroke of the stick, give a stick to beat you with, carrot and stick, use a carrot and stick approach, batting average, resume your mission, resume your campaign, backlash, baton twirling. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word bâton

stick, cane

nom masculin (canne, tige, barre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le berger s'est muni d'un bâton pour l'aider à marcher.
The shepherd equipped himself with a staff to help him walk.

baton

nom masculin (pièce de bois cylindrique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Frédéric s'est appuyé sur les bâtons de chaise qui se sont rompus.
Frederic leaned back against the chair batons, which broke.

baton

nom masculin (objet cylindrique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ma grand-mère mettait toujours un bâton de cannelle dans son riz au lait.
My grandmother always put a stick of cinnamon in her rice pudding.

pole, ski pole

nom masculin (Ski : tige d'appui)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les enfants commencent souvent à skier sans bâtons.
Children often start skiing without ski poles.

mark, tally mark

nom masculin (trait)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le prisonnier faisait des bâtons sur le mur pour noter depuis quand il était en prison.
The prisoner made marks on the wall to keep track of how long he had been in prison.

baseball bat, bat

nom masculin (Can (Base-ball,... : batte)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quel bâton me conseillez-vous pour mon fils de 10 ans ?
Which bat would you recommend for my ten-year-old son?

staff of authority

nom masculin (emblème) (symbol of power)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le bâton de maréchal est un exemple de bâton de commandement.

stick of chalk, piece of chalk

nom masculin (morceau de craie) (countable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les instituteurs écrivaient sur le tableau noir à l'aide de bâtons de craie.

stick of dynamite

nom masculin (type d'explosif)

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

walking pole

nom masculin (canne sportive) (hiking)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Lorsque je fais du jogging, je croise souvent Xavier avec ses bâtons de marche.

pilgrim's staff

nom masculin (bâton de marche)

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

walking pole

nom masculin (canne de marche) (hiking)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le bâton de randonnée améliore l'appui au sol.

stick of liquorice

nom masculin (confiserie) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un bâton de réglisse est un morceau de racine de régisse, naturellement sucré, mâché par gourmandise.

ski pole

nom masculin (tige pour skier)

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

Baton Rouge

nom propre masculin (capitale de la Lousiane) (capital of Louisiana)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Bâton-Rouge est la deuxième ville la plus peuplée de Louisiane avec près de 230 000 habitants.

stroke of the cane, stroke of the stick

nom masculin (figuré (élan stimulant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Son professeur lui donne un coup de bâton pour lui faire comprendre qu'il peut réussir ses examens.

give a stick to beat you with

locution verbale (figuré (fournir l'occasion d’être blâmer) (figurative)

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

carrot and stick

(figuré (récompense et réprimande)

use a carrot and stick approach

locution verbale (promettre et punir)

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

batting average

nom féminin (Can (statistique des frappeurs) (baseball)

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

resume your mission, resume your campaign

locution verbale (prêcher à nouveau)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Les associations reprirent leur bâton de pèlerin pour animer le quartier.

backlash

nom masculin (péjoratif (conséquence néfaste)

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

baton twirling

nom masculin (anglicisme (discipline sportive) (gymnastics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le twirling bâton est une gymnastique au sol utilisant une chorégraphie avec un bâton.

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