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The French word for coat is
manteau





coat

Gender

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

Plural

The plural of manteau is manteaux.

French Definition


coat
     1. n. Manteau, veste.
     2. n. Pelage, fourrure, robe d'un animal.
     3. n. Couche (de peinture, etc).
     4. n. Pelure (d'orange, etc).
     5. v. Couvrir (d'un habit), revêtir, enduire, enrober (de peinture).

Translations for coat and their definitions

enduire
     1. v. to plaster
     2. v. to coat, cover
     3. v. to smear, anoint (to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance)


manteau
     1. n-m. coat
     2. n-m. mantle (garment worn by Orthodox bishops)
     3. n-m. (geology) mantle
     4. n-m. (biology) mantle (of molluscs)
     5. n-m. (heraldry) pavilion


couche
     1. n-f. (literary) bed (place for sleeping)
           partager sa couche avec quelqu'un
     2. n-f. nappy/diaper
     3. n-f. coat (of paint)
     4. n-f. layer (of soil, snow etc.)
     5. n-f. (chiefly in the plural) childbirth
     6. n-f. (chemistry) shell
     7. v. first-person singular imperfect indicative of coucher
     8. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of coucher
     9. v. first-person singular present subjunctive of coucher
     10. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of coucher
     11. v. second-person singular imperative of coucher


enrober
     1. v. to coat


couvrir
     1. v. to cover up, to cover (put a cover over)
     2. v. to cover (feature, discuss, mention)


revêtir
     1. v. to clothe, dress (those in need or for ceremonial purposes)
     2. v. to invest (formally give authority, titles, responsibilities; install in office)
     3. v. to disguise, hide
     4. v. to put on, dress oneself in
     5. v. to take on, to assume (aspect, form or appearance)
     6. v. to coat, treat, cover, overlay, plaster (put a protective cover on (such as wooden support for a trench))
     7. v. to cover, blanket


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