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The French word for fence is
clôture





fence

Gender

The gender of clôture is feminine. E.g. la clôture.

Plural

The plural of clôture is clôtures.

French Definition


fence
     1. n. Clôture ; grillage (fence with grillwork or with a lattice; de fer ou d'acier: chain-link fence, wire fence); palissade (picket fence (de bois)).
     2. n. Barrière.
     3. n. (Équitation) Obstacle.
     4. n. (Crimes) Recéleur (receleur) des biens volés (avec l'intention de les vendre) ; fourgue (argot).
     5. v. (Intransitif) (Sport) Escrimer, faire de l'escrime.
     6. v. (Intransitif) (Figuré) (familier) Escrimer (disputer l'un contre l'autre sur quelque matière d'érudition, de science).
           Stop fencing in this game of witty repartee, and just speak plainly.
     7. v. (Transitif) (Crimes) Receler, refourguer (argot) (personne qui reçoit les biens volés pour les vendre).
           He was arrested for fencing stolen goods.



Translations for fence and their definitions

clôture
     1. n-f. fence; hedge, wall
     2. n-f. closing, closure (of a business, shop, argument etc.)
     3. v. first-person singular present of clôturer
     4. v. third-person singular present of clôturer
     5. v. second-person singular present imperative of clôturer


recéleur


clôturer
     1. v. to fence off
     2. v. to close, finish (a project, an evening)
     3. v. to close


recéleuse


receleur
     1. n-m. fence, receiver (someone who hides or buys and sells stolen goods)


receleuse
     1. n-f. female equivalent of receleur


fourgue
     1. v. first-person singular present of fourguer
     2. v. third-person singular present of fourguer
     3. v. second-person singular imperative of fourguer
     4. n-m. crime, slang synonym of receleur, t=fence


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