What does chair in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word chair in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use chair in French.

The word chair in French means flesh, flesh, meat, flesh-coloured, flesh, have goose bumps, have goose pimples, have goose bumps, have goose pimples, get goose bumps, get goose pimples, plump, stout, chubby, it/that gives me goose bumps, it/that brings me out in goose bumps, it/that gives me goose bumps, it/that brings me out in goose bumps, cannon fodder, sausage meat, flesh of my flesh, goose bumps, goose pimples, fresh meat, fresh blood, new blood, flesh colour, flesh-coloured, give goose bumps, bring out in goose bumps, in the flesh, give goose bumps, give goose pimples, give gooseflesh, give goose bumps, give goose pimples, give gooseflesh, badly hurt, severely wounded, cut to the quick, take flesh, get fat, rocking chair. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word chair

flesh

nom féminin (tissu musculaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La plaie laisse voir la chair.
The wound revealed the flesh.

flesh

nom féminin (zone charnue des végétaux) (fruit)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La chair de cette pêche est juteuse.
The flesh of this peach is juicy.

meat

nom féminin (viande)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous préférons la chair blanche à la chair rouge.
We prefer white meat to red meat.

flesh-coloured

adjectif invariable (couleur beige) (UK)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Beaucoup de sous-vêtements féminins sont de couleur chair.
Many items of ladies' underwear are flesh-coloured.

flesh

nom féminin (appétits physiques)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La morale réprouve les abus de la chair.
Morality condemns abuses of the flesh.

have goose bumps, have goose pimples

locution verbale (avoir un frisson, avoir froid) (physiological reaction)

Je vais enfiler un pull, car j'ai la chair de poule.
I am going to put a jumper on because I have goose bumps.

have goose bumps, have goose pimples, get goose bumps, get goose pimples

locution verbale (avoir peur) (frightening experience)

J'ai eu la chair de poule durant tout le film.
I had goose bumps throughout the film.

plump, stout, chubby

locution adjectivale (charnu)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Les odalisques peintes étaient des femmes bien en chair.

it/that gives me goose bumps, it/that brings me out in goose bumps

(cela m'angoisse)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

it/that gives me goose bumps, it/that brings me out in goose bumps

(familier (ça me fait peur)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

cannon fodder

nom féminin (figuré, péjoratif (fantassin) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La chair à canon est le nom donné aux soldats qui seront sacrifiés au feu ennemi, pendant un engagement armé.

sausage meat

nom féminin (viande hachée pour saucisses)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

flesh of my flesh

nom féminin (enfant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

goose bumps, goose pimples

nom féminin (apparition de papilles sur la peau)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
La chair de poule est causée par le froid ou la peur.
Goose bumps are caused by cold or fear.

fresh meat, fresh blood, new blood

nom féminin ([qqn] de jeune) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

flesh colour

nom masculin (blanc rosé) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

flesh-coloured

(blanc rosé) (UK)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

give goose bumps, bring out in goose bumps

(figuré (faire frissonner)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ce récit donne la chair de poule à tous ceux qui l'écoute.

in the flesh

locution adjectivale (en personne, de visu)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
J'ai déjà vu un lion en chair et en os. Je suis tellement heureux de te voir en fin en chair et en os !
I have seen a lion in the flesh. // I'm so glad to finally see you in the flesh!

give goose bumps, give goose pimples, give gooseflesh

(familier (donner un frisson)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ce vent me file la chair de poule.

give goose bumps, give goose pimples, give gooseflesh

(faire peur)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

badly hurt, severely wounded, cut to the quick

locution adjectivale (profondément meurtri par [qch])

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

take flesh

locution verbale (figuré (s'incarner, se réaliser) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

get fat

locution verbale (vieux (s'engraisser)

rocking chair

nom masculin (anglicisme (fauteuil à bascule)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il aime bien passer les après-midi d'été dans son rocking-chair.

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