What does verre in French mean?

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

The word verre in French means glass, glass, glass, lens, glasses, glass, have a drink, broken glass, broken glass, it is a storm in a teacup, glass cloche, glass bell cloche, glass cutter, coaster, shard of glass, splinter of glass, sliver of glass, fibreglass, glass fibre, reverse painting, reverse painting on glass, The Large Glass, fibreglass, raise a glass to , raise your glass to, brittle bone disease, glass eye, sandpaper, glass ceiling, have a drink, be as helpless as a babe, get together for a drink, help yourself to a drink, glass-blowing, glass blower, coaster, drinks coaster, clip-frame, beer glass, cocktail glass, tasting glass, wine-tasting glass, tooth glass, drinking glass, stemmed glass, wine glass, wine glass, window glass, plain glass, bulletproof glass, bottle with deposit, glass of water, glass of white, glass of white wine, glass of Burgundy, drinks, optical lens, Murano glass, quartz glass, safety glass, tempered safety glass, tempered glass, toughened safety glass, toughened glass, glass, glass of wine, glass of wine, frosted glass, measuring jug, drawn glass, laminated glass, drawn glass, flint glass, flint, smoked glass, water glass, waterglass, liquid glass, measuring jug, glass measuring jug, opal glass, opal glass, optical glass, crushed glass, sheet glass, plate glass, flat glass, sea glass, pressed glass, blown glass, toric lens, toughened glass, tempered glass, Venetian glass, volcanic glass, wine by the glass. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word verre

glass

nom masculin (minéral transparent) (transparent material)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les bonnes bouteilles de vin sont en verre.
Good bottles of wine are made of glass.

glass

nom masculin (récipient pour boire) (drinking)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je vais changer de verre parce que celui-ci est sale. Les verres à eau et à vin n'ont pas la même taille.
I am going to get another glass because this one is dirty. Water and wine glasses are not the same size.

glass

nom masculin (contenu d'un verre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tu prendras bien un petit verre de vin rouge avec moi ?
Will you have a little glass of red wine with me?

lens

nom masculin (surtout au pluriel (utilisé en optique) (eyeglasses)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je vais changer de lunettes parce que le verre gauche est rayé et le verre droit est fêlé. Mes lunettes m'ont coûté cher parce que j'ai des verres progressifs.
I'm going to get new glasses, because my left lens is scratched and the right one is cracked. My glasses were expensive because I have varifocal lenses.

glasses

nom masculin pluriel (peu courant (lunettes)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
À la cinquantaine, mon père a dû porter des verres.
At about 50, my dad started needing glasses.

glass

nom masculin (verre à vin)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Si tu vas faire les courses, merci de racheter 6 ballons, s'il te plaît.
If you're going shopping, please buy six more wine glasses.

have a drink

locution verbale (boire [qch])

broken glass

nom masculin (éclat de bouteille)

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

broken glass

nom masculin (casse de bouteille)

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

it is a storm in a teacup

(c'est insignifiant) (UK)

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

glass cloche, glass bell cloche

nom féminin (figuré, péjoratif (plante : couvercle de forçage) (horticulture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Au début du printemps, je place des cloches de verre sur mes semis.

glass cutter

nom masculin (outil : diamant)

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

coaster

nom masculin (support pour verre)

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

shard of glass, splinter of glass, sliver of glass

nom masculin (morceau issu de verre cassé)

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

fibreglass, glass fibre

nom féminin (matériau en filament de verre) (UK)

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

reverse painting, reverse painting on glass

nom masculin (peinture sous verre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Notre société a réalisé des verres avec des fixés avec notre logo.
Our company has made glasses with reverse paintings of our logo.

The Large Glass

nom propre masculin (œuvre de l'artiste Marcel Duchamp) (artistic work)

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

fibreglass

nom féminin (matériau isolant) (UK)

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

raise a glass to , raise your glass to

(boire à la santé de [qqn])

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

brittle bone disease

nom féminin (ostéogenèse imparfaite)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La maladie des os de verre est caractérisée par une fragilité osseuse excessive, due à un défaut congénital.

glass eye

nom masculin (œil factice)

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

sandpaper

nom masculin (papier abrasif)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'ai gratté le bois au papier de verre avant de le vernir.

glass ceiling

nom masculin (figuré, péjoratif (limite d’ascension sociale) (figurative)

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

have a drink

locution verbale (boire avec des amis)

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

be as helpless as a babe

(s'affoler pour un rien)

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

get together for a drink

locution verbale (se voir pour boire [qch])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Que dirais-tu de se réunir autour d'un verre ce soir ?

help yourself to a drink

(boire un coup)

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

glass-blowing

nom masculin (technique de verrerie) (craft)

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

glass blower

(ouvrier qui souffle le verre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette magnifique boule de Noël a été faite par un souffleur de verre.

coaster, drinks coaster

nom masculin invariable (dessous-de-verre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il vaut mieux utiliser des sous-verres avec une table en bois.

clip-frame

nom masculin invariable (image sous plaque de verre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'utilise un sous-verre sur mon bureau.

beer glass

nom masculin (récipient pour boire de la bière) (receptacle)

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

cocktail glass

nom masculin (verre dédié aux cocktails)

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

tasting glass, wine-tasting glass

nom masculin (verre pour déguster du vin)

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

tooth glass

nom masculin (verre pour brosse à dents)

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

drinking glass

nom masculin (récipient pour boire de l'eau) (receptacle)

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

stemmed glass, wine glass

nom masculin (verre muni d'un pied)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On sert généralement le vin dans des verres à pied.

wine glass

nom masculin (récipient pour vin) (drinking vessel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les verres à vin sont rangés dans le placard au-dessus de l'évier.

window glass

nom masculin (verre pour fenêtres)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les verres à vitre sont à base de silice.

plain glass

nom masculin (type de verre ordinaire)

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

bulletproof glass

nom masculin (verre très résistant aux chocs)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les vitres de cette voiture sont en verre blindé.

bottle with deposit

nom masculin (bouteille louée)

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

glass of water

nom masculin (boisson)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour se désaltérer, rien de mieux qu'un verre d'eau.

glass of white, glass of white wine

nom masculin (verre de vin blanc)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Monsieur ! J'avais commandé un verre de blanc.

glass of Burgundy

nom masculin (verre de vin bourguignon)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il boit un verre de bourgogne avec sa charcuterie.

drinks

nom masculin (boisson entre amis)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

optical lens

nom masculin (verre corrigeant la vue)

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

Murano glass

nom masculin (type de verre italien)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette coupe en verre de Murano s'est vendue cher aux enchères.

quartz glass

nom masculin (verre à haute tenir en silice)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le verre de quartz est un verre d'une grande pureté utilisé dans les lampes halogènes.

safety glass

nom masculin (verre qui ne coupe pas en cassant)

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

tempered safety glass, tempered glass, toughened safety glass, toughened glass

nom masculin (verre qui ne coupe pas en cassant)

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

glass

nom masculin (verre à boire)

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

glass of wine

nom masculin (quantité de vin) (quantity)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'OMS recommande de ne pas dépasser 3 verres de vin par jour.

glass of wine

nom masculin (verre rempli de vin) (drink)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Moi, je vais prendre un verre de vin avec mon entrecôte, et toi ?

frosted glass

nom masculin (verre rendu non transparent)

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

measuring jug

nom masculin (verre gradué)

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

drawn glass

nom masculin (verre tiré en longueur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le verre étiré est fabriqué par fusion dans des fours.

laminated glass

nom masculin (verre laminé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le verre feuilleté se compose de deux ou plusieurs feuilles de verre. On utilise le verre feuilleté pour faire des pare-brise.

drawn glass

nom masculin (verre étiré)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le verre filé peut ensuite être tissé.

flint glass, flint

nom masculin (type de verre d'art) (material)

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

smoked glass

nom masculin (verre teinté)

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

water glass, waterglass, liquid glass

nom masculin (silicate de soude)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Auparavant, on conservait les œufs avec du verre liquide.

measuring jug, glass measuring jug

nom masculin (verre doseur)

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

opal glass

nom masculin (verre transparent et laiteux)

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

opal glass

nom masculin (verre laiteux)

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

optical glass

nom masculin (verre d'une parfaite transparence)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les lunettes de vue utilisent du verre optique.

crushed glass

nom masculin (verre broyé et poli)

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

sheet glass, plate glass, flat glass

nom masculin (verre pour vitre)

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

sea glass

nom masculin (verre non coupant car poli)

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

pressed glass

nom masculin (verre formé par pression)

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

blown glass

nom masculin (verre produit par soufflerie)

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

toric lens

nom masculin (verre à face sphérique et cylindrique) (for spectacles)

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

toughened glass, tempered glass

nom masculin (verre résistant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le processus de trempe améliore de deux à cinq fois la résistance du verre trempé par rapport au verre traditionnel.

Venetian glass

nom masculin (verre fabriqué à Venise)

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

volcanic glass

nom masculin (obsidienne, ponce)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le verre volcanique provient du refroidissement rapide d’un magma.

wine by the glass

nom masculin (vin qu'on peut consommer au verre)

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

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