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The French word for bolt is
boulon





bolt

Gender

The gender of boulon is masculine. E.g. le boulon.

Plural

The plural of boulon is boulons.

French Definition


bolt
     1. n. (Mécanique) Boulon (mais voir boulon pour nuts and bolts).
     2. n. (Serrurerie) Verrou (d'une serrure).
     3. v. Verrouiller.



Translations for bolt and their definitions

boulon
     1. n-m. bolt (metal fastener)


boulonner
     1. v. to bolt (on)
     2. v. to work hard


verrou
     1. n-m. (on a door) bolt
     2. n-m. (on a gun) lock
     3. n-m. (computer science) lock, mutex
Image illustrating the French word verrou


carreau
     1. n-m. square (as a geometrical shape)
     2. n-m. (card games) diamonds (card suit)
     3. n-m. tile (compare with carrelage, meaning tiles or tiling)
     4. n-m. windowpane
     5. n-m. bolt (crossbow projectile)
     6. n-m. (Haiti) a unit of land, 100 square pas (where a pas is 3.5 French feet or pieds): roughly 1.3 hectares or 3.2 acres
     7. n-m. (Louisiana) plot, patch (of land, of cloth)


éclair
     1. n-m. lightning bolt
     2. n-m. flash
     3. n-m. sparkle
     4. n-m. éclair (pastry)
           éclair au chocolat - chocolate éclair
     5. adj. (postpositive, idiomatic) Very fast


Rouleau
     1. Proper noun. surname, xlit=Rouleau
     2. Proper noun. a placename
     3. Proper noun.         
     4. Proper noun.          ellipsis of Île Rouleau;
     5. n-m. roll, roller


monter en graine


monter
     1. v. to go up, to climb (go to a higher position)
     2. v. to ascend, go higher, go uphill, go upstairs
     3. v. to get on, get in (a vehicle)
     4. v. to rise (get to a higher figurative position (socially, or in a league/division etc.))
     5. v. to stage, put on (a show)
     6. v. to ride (a horse)
     7. v. to mount (a horse)
     8. v. to bring up, take up, put up, get up (lift or carry something to a higher position)
           J'ai monté les valises. - I brought up the cases.
     9. v. to turn up, put up (increase the volume etc.)
     10. v. to raise (increase the level, price etc.)
     11. v. to put up (a tent)
           Thomas décide de monter son camp pour la nuit. - Thomas decides to set up camp for the night.
     12. v. to assemble (put together)
           Une seule personne suffit pour monter le kit étagère atelier. - One person can assemble the shelving kit by themselves.
     13. v. to string (an instrument)
     14. v. (cinematography) to edit


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