cat in French
cat in French is bistoquet, chat, chatte — cat means a small, domesticated, furry mammal commonly kept as a pet, known for hunting mice and independent behaviour.
cat in French
bistoquet
chat
A carnivorous, four-legged, generally furry domesticated species (Felis catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet. [from 8th c.]
chatte
A carnivorous, four-legged, generally furry domesticated species (Felis catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet. [from 8th c.]
félin
(countable) An animal of the family Felidae.
félidé
(countable) An animal of the family Felidae.
chat
(countable) An animal of the family Felidae.
félin
félidé
féliforme
féliformes
féliné
féloidé
gus
(slang, dated) An ordinary person, especially a man; a fellow, a guy.
mec
(slang, dated) An ordinary person, especially a man; a fellow, a guy.
capon
A strong tackle used to hoist an anchor to the cathead of a ship.
machairodontiné
(archaic, countable) The pointed piece of wood that is struck in the game of tipcat.
machairodontinés
(archaic, countable) The pointed piece of wood that is struck in the game of tipcat.
panthériné
(archaic, countable) The pointed piece of wood that is struck in the game of tipcat.
caponner
(nautical, transitive) To hoist (an anchor) by its ring so that it hangs at the cathead.
fouetter avec un chat à neuf queues
(nautical, transitive) To flog with a cat-o'-nine-tails.
débecter
(slang, now, rare) To vomit.
débequeter
(slang, now, rare) To vomit.
dégobiller
(slang, now, rare) To vomit.
gerber
(slang, now, rare) To vomit.
What does "cat" mean?
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noun A small, domesticated, furry mammal commonly kept as a pet, known for hunting mice and independent behaviour.
"The cat curled up on the windowsill in the sun."
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noun A Unix command that reads files and outputs their contents.
"He used cat to print the log file to the terminal."
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cat in a sentence
- The cat curled up on the windowsill in the sun.
- Their cat likes to knock things off the table.
- He used cat to print the log file to the terminal.
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What is "cat" in French?
"cat" in French is bistoquet, chat, chatte. cat means: A small, domesticated, furry mammal commonly kept as a pet, known for hunting mice and independent behaviour.
How do you use "cat" in a sentence?
Example: "The cat curled up on the windowsill in the sun." In French, "cat" is bistoquet, chat, chatte.
Are there other ways to say "cat" in French?
Yes — French has 21 translations listed for "cat": bistoquet, chat, chatte, félin, félidé, féliforme.
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