What does moustache in French mean?

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

The word moustache in French means moustache, whisker, drizzle, bow waves, retractable wings, box plot, smooth your moustache. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word moustache

moustache

nom féminin (poils sous le nez) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon mari porte maintenant une petite moustache.
My husband now has a small mustache.

whisker

nom féminin (familier (vibrisse animale) (usually plural)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les moustaches du chat sont très sensibles.
Cats' whiskers are very sensitive.

drizzle

nom féminin (trace allongée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les restaurateurs aiment décorer leur plat avec des moustaches de réduction de vinaigre balsamique.

bow waves

nom féminin pluriel (lame de proue, vagues devant un bateau) (Nautical)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Un bulbe d'étrave permet de limiter les moustaches.
A bow bulb enables bow waves to be reduced.

retractable wings

nom féminin pluriel (avion : ailerons, plan canard) (aircraft)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Cet avion est muni de moustaches.
This plane is equipped with retractable wings.

box plot

nom féminin (diagramme statistique)

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

smooth your moustache

(rectifier sa moustache avec ses doigts)

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

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