What does pois in French mean?

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

The word pois in French means pea, polka-dot, polka-dot, be a pea-brain, be a bird-brain, have a brain the size of a pea, polka-dot jersey, pea, split pea, chickpea, sweet pea, mangetout, jumping beans, pea soup, pea souper, pea soup. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word pois

pea

nom masculin (graine potagère)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il a passé deux heures à écosser les pois.
He spent two hours shelling peas.

polka-dot

nom masculin (petit rond)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En cyclisme, le meilleur grimpeur a un maillot à pois.
In cycling, the best climber wears a polka-dot jersey.

polka-dot

locution adjectivale (parsemé de pois)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Jane préférait la jupe à pois à la rayée

be a pea-brain, be a bird-brain

locution verbale (être idiot)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Mon cousin a un petit pois à la place du cerveau et ne raconte que des bêtises.

have a brain the size of a pea

locution verbale (familier, péjoratif (être idiot)

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

polka-dot jersey

nom masculin (France (Cyclisme : maillot du meilleur grimpeur) (Tour de France)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce cycliste a fait le meilleur temps dans cette première étape de montagne et obtient le maillot à pois.

pea

nom masculin (légume vert)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce midi, c'est steak et petits pois. Attention, tu as fait tomber un petit pois par terre.
We are having steak and peas for lunch. // Careful, you've dropped a pea on the floor.

split pea

nom masculin (légumineuse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les pois cassés sont des graines, divisées en deux, de pois potagers secs décortiqués.

chickpea

nom masculin (légume sec) (legume)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le houmous est une purée de pois chiches.
Houmous is puréed chickpeas.

sweet pea

nom masculin (plante grimpante) (plant)

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

mangetout

nom masculin (légumineuse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les pois gourmands se cuisinent comme les petits pois.

jumping beans

nom masculin pluriel (graine d'euphorbe parasitée par larve)

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

pea soup, pea souper

nom féminin (figuré (épais brouillard) (figurative: fog)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Eh bien, on ne voit rien du tout avec cette purée de pois !

pea soup

nom masculin (soupe à base de pois)

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

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