What does broche in French mean?

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

The word broche in French means brooch, spit, pin, spindle, pin, first antlers, softback, brocade, brocade, bind, pin, brocade, botch, bungle, on a spit. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word broche

brooch

nom féminin (bijou décoratif)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La toge des romains tenait grâce à une broche.
Roman togas were held together with a brooch.

spit

nom féminin (tige de cuisson tournante)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Demain, nous mangerons un poulet à la broche.
Tomorrow, we're going to eat spit-roasted chicken.

pin

nom féminin (Chirurgie : plaque de renfort) (medical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On lui a posé une broche au fémur consécutivement à son accident.
He had a pin put in his femur after the accident.

spindle

nom féminin (Textiles : tige métallique)

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

pin

nom masculin (Électricité : peigne conducteur) (electricity)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les broches relient les disjoncteurs.
Pins connect the circuit breakers.

first antlers

nom masculin (premiers bois du chevreuil)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Il a encore des broches, c'est un jeune chevreuil.
He still has his first antlers. He's a young stag.

softback

adjectif (livre : relié)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Les livres de qualité sont brochés.

brocade

nom masculin (tissu obtenu par brochage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les brochés sont devenus rares.

brocade

nom masculin (dessin fait à la broche) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les brochés de ce napperon sont très recherchés.
The brocade of this doily is exquisite.

bind

verbe transitif (relier un livre) (paperback)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Cette ouvrière broche les livres à la main.

pin

verbe transitif (planter d'une broche) (attach)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le cuisinier broche le poulet avant de le mettre au four.

brocade

verbe transitif (tisser, broder) (fabric)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Napoléon brocha des abeilles sur son manteau de sacre.

botch, bungle

verbe transitif (faire hâtivement)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
L'ouvrier qui a broché ce travail sera réprimandé.

on a spit

locution adverbiale (cuisson : avec une broche)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

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