What does grenouille in French mean?

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

The word grenouille in French means frog, kitty, swim, drink, machinate, frogs' legs, frogs' legs, god-botherer, wood frog, common frog, European common frog, bull-frog, green frog, frogman, line your own pockets. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word grenouille

frog

nom féminin (amphibien voisin du crapaud) (animal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les grenouilles peuvent faire des bonds prodigieux.
Frogs can make tremendous leaps.

kitty

nom féminin (argot (caisse commune) (cash fund)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans le bureau, nous cotisons à une grenouille pour le café.
We have a kitty for coffee in the office.

swim

verbe intransitif (familier (se baigner)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Les enfants grenouillent au bord du lac.

drink

verbe intransitif (vieilli (boire beaucoup)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Attention, ne grenouille pas trop !

machinate

verbe intransitif (figuré, péjoratif (politique : intriguer) (Politics)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
C'est un homme politique, il grenouille !

frogs' legs

nom féminin pluriel (plat)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Les Français sont connus pour manger des cuisses de grenouille.

frogs' legs

nom féminin pluriel (préparation culinaire frite) (Cookery)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

god-botherer

nom féminin (familier, souvent péjoratif (personne très dévote) (pejorative, informal)

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

wood frog

nom féminin (grenouille sylvestre)

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

common frog, European common frog

nom féminin (amphibien) (amphibian: common name)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La grenouille rousse habite dans les eaux calmes européennes.

bull-frog

nom féminin (batracien)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La grenouille taureau est qualifiée d'espèce invasive en Europe.

green frog

nom féminin (variété de grenouille)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a beaucoup de grenouilles vertes dans les plans d'eau européens.

frogman

nom masculin (plongeur en scaphandre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Des hommes grenouilles draguent le fond de cet étang.

line your own pockets

locution verbale (argot (dilapider le bien d'autrui) (informal, figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Elle était la présidente de l'association et elle a mangé la grenouille !

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