What does thème in French mean?

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

The word thème in French means theme, subject, topic, pattern, design, motif, translation from your native language, translation from your mother tongue, phrase, melody, theme, birth chart, themed dinner, nerd, geek, nerdy, geeky, good at translation, translation whiz, translation whizz, theme park, theme restaurant, theme evening, birth chart, writing topic, essay topic, musical theme, cross-disciplinary theme, horizontal theme, theme holidays. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word thème

theme, subject, topic

nom masculin (sujet)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le professeur donne le thème pour la dissertation.
The professor gives the theme for the essay.

pattern, design, motif

nom masculin (motif répété)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les feuilles sont le thème de ce papier peint.
Leaves are the pattern on this wallpaper.

translation from your native language, translation from your mother tongue

nom masculin (traduction vers la langue étrangère)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
À l'examen, il y a une épreuve de thème et une de version.
On the exam there is a test of translation from your mother tongue and one in translation into your mother tongue.

phrase, melody, theme

nom masculin (idée musicale) (Music)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le guitariste suit le thème du pianiste.
The guitarist follows the pianist's theme.

birth chart

nom masculin (aspect du ciel) (Astrology)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'astrologue regarde le thème astral du nouveau-né.
The astrologer considers the newborn's astral birth chart.

themed dinner

nom masculin (repas sur la nourriture d'un pays)

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

nerd, geek

(familier, figuré ([qqn] qui a réponse à tout) (mildly pejorative)

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

nerdy, geeky

locution adjectivale (familier, figuré (qui a réponse à tout) (mildly pejorative)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

good at translation

locution adjectivale (doué pour les traductions latines)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

translation whiz, translation whizz

([qqn] doué pour les traductions latines)

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

theme park

nom masculin (parc de loisirs)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le Puy du Fou est un parc à thème, il retrace l'histoire de la Vendée à travers l'histoire de France.

theme restaurant

nom masculin (restaurant spécialisé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous fêtons nos 20 ans de mariage dans un restaurant à thème.

theme evening

nom féminin (soirée avec un thème particulier)

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

birth chart

nom masculin (position et influence des astres à la naissance)

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

writing topic, essay topic

nom masculin (sujet de dissertation)

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

musical theme

nom masculin (musiques en lien)

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

cross-disciplinary theme, horizontal theme

nom masculin (thème concernant plusieurs domaines)

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

theme holidays

nom féminin pluriel (vacances dédiées à une thématique) (UK)

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

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