What does cordon in French mean?

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

The word cordon in French means cord, cordon, bar, ventral nerve cord, umbilical cord, umbilical cord, cordon sanitaire, cordon sanitaire, cordon sanitaire, ham and cheese escalope, masterchef, cordon bleu, cut the cord, cut the apron strings, cut the umbilical cord, cut the apron strings. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cordon

cord

nom masculin (petite corde)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle maintenait ses lunettes autour du cou grâce à un cordon.
She kept her glasses around her neck thanks to a cord.

cordon

nom masculin (rangée) (police)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un cordon de police barrait la route.
A police cordon blocked the road.

bar

nom masculin (bande de terre) (land)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
De l'avion on voyait le cordon du littoral.
From the plane we could see the offshore bar.

ventral nerve cord

nom masculin (voie de transmission de messages nerveux) (invertebrates)

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

umbilical cord

nom masculin (conduit liant mère et enfant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On coupe le cordon ombilical aussitôt après l'accouchement.

umbilical cord

nom masculin (figuré (lien entre mère et enfant) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Jean-Louis a beau avoir trente ans, il n'a pas encore coupé le cordon ombilical !

cordon sanitaire

nom masculin (dispositif médical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un cordon sanitaire a été installé pour empêcher l'accès à la zone où sévit l'épidémie.

cordon sanitaire

nom masculin (pratique politique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le cordon sanitaire est une pratique visant à exclure certains partis politiques des coalitions au pouvoir.

cordon sanitaire

nom masculin (dispositif géopolitique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Après la première guerre mondiale, on a appelé « cordon sanitaire » les pays créés à l'Ouest de la Russie.

ham and cheese escalope

nom masculin (escalope roulé au jambon et au fromage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce midi, j'ai mangé un cordon-bleu avec des haricots verts.

masterchef

nom masculin ([qqn] qui cuisine bien) (informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Son mari est un vrai cordon-bleu.

cordon bleu

nom masculin (vieilli (chevalier de l'ordre du Saint-Esprit) (History)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les cordons-bleus étaient titulaires de la plus haute distinction de l'ancien régime.

cut the cord, cut the apron strings

locution verbale (figuré (prendre son indépendance)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

cut the umbilical cord

locution verbale (séparer de sa mère)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
L'infirmière coupe le cordon ombilical qui relie le bébé à sa mère.

cut the apron strings

locution verbale (figuré (s'affranchir) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Paul a 25 ans, il est temps qu'il aille vivre seul, qu'il coupe le cordon ombilical.

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