The French word for needle is
aiguille
Gender
The gender of aiguille is feminine. E.g. une aiguille.Plural
The plural of aiguille is aiguilles.French Definition
needle | |
1. n. Aiguille. | |
The seamstress threaded the needle to sew on a button. | |
2. n. (Botanique) Aiguille (feuille de certains conifères). | |
Pine trees have needles instead of leaves. | |
3. n. (Argot) Seringue. | |
4. v. Percer avec une aiguille, en particulier en couture et en acupuncture. | |
5. v. Asticoter, agacer. | |
Billy needled his sister incessantly about her pimples. | |
6. v. Piquer au vif. | |
7. v. Harceler. | |
8. v. (US) Corser (une boisson). | |
To needle a drink. |
Translations for needle and their definitions
aiguille | |||
1. n-f. (botany, costumery, medicine) needle | |||
aiguille à tricoter - knitting needle | |||
de fil en aiguille - one thing leading to another | |||
chercher une aiguille dans une botte de foin - to look for a needle in a haystack | |||
talon aiguille - stiletto heel | |||
2. n-f. needle (of a compass) | |||
3. n-f. hand (of a watch) | |||
aiguille des secondes - second hand | |||
aiguille des minutes - minute hand | |||
aiguille des heure - hour hand | |||
dans le sens des aiguilles d'une montre - clockwise | |||
4. n-f. spire (of a church) | |||
5. n-f. (railway) point, switch | |||
6. v. first-person singular present of aiguiller | |||
7. v. third-person singular present of aiguiller | |||
8. v. second-person singular imperative of aiguiller |
coudre | |||
1. v. to sew | |||
2. v. to mend |
taquiner | ||
1. v. to tease | ||
Il n'a pas dit ça méchamment, c'était pour te taquiner. - He didn't say that to be mean, it was just to tease you. |
saphir | |||
1. adj. sapphire (color) | |||
2. n-m. sapphire (gemstone) |
asticoter | ||
1. v. to annoy, needle |
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