What does mannequin in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word mannequin in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use mannequin in French.
The word mannequin in French means mannequin, dummy, model, scarecrow, model figure. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word mannequin
mannequin, dummynom masculin (figure d'être humain) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Dans la vitrine, nous allons mettre deux mannequins seulement, ça devrait suffire. La couturière enfila son habit pas encore fini sur le mannequin avant de partir manger. We'll just put two mannequins in the window, that should be enough. // The seamstress slipped her as yet unfinished garment onto the dummy before going to eat. |
modelnom masculin (modèle de maison de couture) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Le mannequin avançait sur des chaussures à hauts talons. The model walked forward on high heels. |
scarecrownom masculin (épouvantail pour oiseaux) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Sous le cerisier, il y a un mannequin pour effrayer les oiseaux. Under the cherry tree, there is a scarecrow to scare the birds off. |
model figurenom féminin (taille très fine) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") Ma copine n'a pas la taille mannequin, mais je la préfère comme elle est, avec des formes ! My girlfriend hasn't got a model figure, but I prefer her with some curves! |
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