What does pont in French mean?

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

The word pont in French means bridge, deck, long weekend, bridge, bridge, take a long weekend, do a bridge, do the crab, be a golden opportunity for, bridge circuit, offer a substantial monetary incentive, offer a substantial financial incentive, drop front trousers, fall front trousers, tunnel, toll bridge, airlift, rear deck, foredeck, bascule bridge, flight deck, railway bridge, rope bridge, long Ascension weekend, rope bridge, rope footbridge, Wheatstone bridge, arch bridge, humpback bridge, pontoon bridge, lift bridge, vertical lift bridge, movable bridge, overhead crane, bridge crane, top deck, upper deck, suspension bridge, thermal bridge, heat bridge, swing bridge, aerial ferry bridge, Pont-l'Évêque cheese, Pont-l'Évêque, Pont-l'Évêque, drawbridge, bridgehead, abutment. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word pont

bridge

nom masculin (au-dessus d'une rivière) (over water, etc.)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On a construit un nouveau pont au-dessus de la Seine.
A new bridge was built over the Seine.

deck

nom masculin (sur un bateau) (of a ship)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je suis allé sur le pont du bateau pour prendre l'air.
I went up onto the deck of the ship to get some air.

long weekend

nom masculin (jour non travaillé entre deux chômés) (vacation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On part à la plage pour le pont du 15 août.
We're going to the beach for the long weekend of August 15.

bridge

nom masculin (Gymnastique) (gymnastics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ma fille est très souple : elle sait faire le pont.
My daughter is very flexible: she can do a bridge.

bridge

nom masculin (Musique : passage de transition) (Music)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Après le refrain, il y a un pont où la basse arrête de jouer et on reprend tous ensemble pour le refrain.
After the chorus, there is a bridge where the bass stops playing and everyone joins in again for the chorus.

take a long weekend

locution verbale (poser un congé entre jours de repos)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Les employés font le pont du 1er mai.
The employees took a long weekend over May Day.

do a bridge, do the crab

locution verbale (courber son dos en arrière) (gymnastics)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La gymnaste fait le pont devant les jurés.
The gymnast does the crab in front of the judges.

be a golden opportunity for

locution verbale (figuré (faire une excellente proposition)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Je ne pouvais rêver mieux comme poste, il m'a fait un pont d'or.

bridge circuit

nom masculin (circuit électrique) (electrical)

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

offer a substantial monetary incentive, offer a substantial financial incentive

(faire une excellente proposition)

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

drop front trousers, fall front trousers

nom masculin (pantalon à fermeture latérale) (UK)

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

tunnel

nom masculin (Football : ballon entre les jambes) (soccer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quel magnifique enchaînement de l'attaquant : dribble, petit pont et but !!

toll bridge

nom masculin (pont à droit de passage)

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

airlift

nom masculin (liaison aérienne avec ville assiégée)

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

rear deck

nom masculin (partie postérieure de bateau) (stern of ship)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les passagers se retrouvent sur le pont arrière pour saluer le quai.

foredeck

nom masculin (partie antérieure de bateau) (bow of ship)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le capitaine scrute l'horizon sur le pont avant.

bascule bridge

nom masculin (pont à tablier mobile)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tower Bridge est un pont basculant.

flight deck

nom féminin (piste de décollage de porte-avions) (of an aircraft carrier)

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

railway bridge

nom masculin (pont pour trains) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Gustave Eiffel a construit beaucoup de ponts de chemin de fer.

rope bridge

nom masculin (pont fait de cordes)

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

long Ascension weekend

nom masculin (week-end prolongé) (Christian holiday)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le jeudi de l’Ascension, fête chrétienne, est férié ; alors beaucoup d'entreprises ne travaillent pas le vendredi ce qui donne lieu a un long week-end appelé « pont ».

rope bridge, rope footbridge

nom masculin (pont de corde)

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

Wheatstone bridge

nom masculin (mesureur de résistance électrique) (electricity)

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

arch bridge

nom masculin (pont en forme de voute)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les Romains bâtissaient des ponts en arcs.

humpback bridge

nom masculin (type de pont)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un pont en dos-d'âne est constitué de deux pentes opposées.

pontoon bridge

nom masculin (pont provisoire sur l'eau) (temporary)

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

lift bridge, vertical lift bridge

nom masculin (pont mobile)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les ponts levants ont le tablier qui se soulève.

movable bridge

nom masculin (pont à tablier mouvant)

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

overhead crane, bridge crane

nom masculin (appareil de manutention) (apparatus)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un pont roulant est pratique pour décharger les wagons.

top deck, upper deck

nom masculin (navire : pont le plus haut) (of a ship)

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

suspension bridge

nom masculin (pont à câbles ancrés sur la rive)

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

thermal bridge, heat bridge

nom masculin (zone mal isolée) (of a building, etc.)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le pont thermique signale l'endroit où la barrière isolante est rompue.

swing bridge

nom masculin (pont pouvant pivoter)

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

aerial ferry bridge

nom masculin (pont à nacelle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un pont transbordeur fait passer les véhicules et les personnes dans une nacelle.

Pont-l'Évêque cheese, Pont-l'Évêque

nom masculin invariable (fromage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le pont-l'évêque est un fromage normand.

Pont-l'Évêque

nom propre masculin (ville normande) (town in Normandy)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La ville de Pont-l'Évêque est en Normandie.

drawbridge

nom masculin (pont mobile) (of a castle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour entrer dans le château fort, il fallait baisser le pont-levis.

bridgehead

nom féminin (figuré (armée : zone conquise et sécurisée) (military)

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

abutment

nom féminin (extrémité de pont)

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

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