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fork in French

fork in French is fourche, fourchette, fork — fork means a pronged utensil used for eating or serving food.

fork in French

fourche
noun
fourchette
noun
fourchette
noun
Such a pronged tool having a long straight handle, generally for two-handed use, as used for digging, lifting, mucking, pitching, etc.
fork
noun
Such a pronged tool having a long straight handle, generally for two-handed use, as used for digging, lifting, mucking, pitching, etc.
bifurcation
noun
duplication de processus
noun
(metonymic, analogous to any prong of a pronged tool) One of the parts into which anything is furcated or divided; a prong; a branch of a stream, a road, etc.; a barbed point, as of an arrow.
embranchement
noun
(metonymic, analogous to any prong of a pronged tool) One of the parts into which anything is furcated or divided; a prong; a branch of a stream, a road, etc.; a barbed point, as of an arrow.
fork
noun
(metonymic, analogous to any prong of a pronged tool) One of the parts into which anything is furcated or divided; a prong; a branch of a stream, a road, etc.; a barbed point, as of an arrow.
fourchette
noun
(chess) The simultaneous attack of two adversary pieces with one single attacking piece (especially a knight).

What does "fork" mean?

  1. noun A pronged utensil used for eating or serving food.
    "She picked up her fork and started on the salad."
  2. noun A point where a road, path, or river splits into two directions.
    "Take the left fork at the end of the trail."
  3. noun A separate version of a software project or dataset created from an existing one.
    "The developer created a fork of the open-source library to add new features."
  4. verb To split into two or more branches or directions.
    "The road forks just past the bridge."
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fork in a sentence

  • She picked up her fork and started on the salad.
  • Take the left fork at the end of the trail.
  • We reached a fork in the river and had to choose a direction.
  • The developer created a fork of the open-source library to add new features.

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What is "fork" in French?

"fork" in French is fourche, fourchette, fork. fork means: A pronged utensil used for eating or serving food.

How do you use "fork" in a sentence?

Example: "She picked up her fork and started on the salad." In French, "fork" is fourche, fourchette, fork.

Are there other ways to say "fork" in French?

Yes — French has 6 translations listed for "fork": fourche, fourchette, fork, bifurcation, duplication de processus, embranchement.

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