What does mouchoir in French mean?

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

The word mouchoir in French means tissue, paper handkerchief, handkerchief, pocket handkerchief, postage stamp, 2-ply tissue, tissue, be very close, be a close-run thing, be hardly anything to choose between. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word mouchoir

tissue, paper handkerchief

nom masculin (carré de tissu ou papier) (paper)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'ai un rhume, tu as un mouchoir ?
I have a cold; do you have a tissue?

handkerchief, pocket handkerchief

nom masculin (rare maintenant (tissu) (dated)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un mouchoir de poche est un fin morceau de tissu ou de papier souvent utilisé pour se moucher.

postage stamp

nom masculin (figuré (espace très réduit) (figurative: small space)

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

2-ply tissue

nom masculin (mouchoir épais)

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

tissue

nom masculin (mouchoir jetable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tu as encore laissé un mouchoir en papier dans ta poche !

be very close, be a close-run thing

locution verbale (être très disputé)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Il y a peu d'écart entre les deux joueurs, la finale va se jouer dans un mouchoir de poche.
There is very little between the two players so the final will be very close.

be hardly anything to choose between

locution verbale (rapproché, similaire)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Les résultats de la course entre les premiers concurrents tiennent dans un mouchoir de poche.
There's hardly anything to choose between the results of the top competitors.

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