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toe meaning in French

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toe [toes] (each of the five digits on the end of the foot)
noun
[UK: təʊ]
[US: ˈtoʊ]

orteil◼◼◼nom {m}Wriggle your toes. = Remuez vos orteils.

doigt de pied◼◼◻nom {m}

toe [toes] noun
[UK: təʊ]
[US: ˈtoʊ]

doigt de pied◼◼◻nom {m}

toe-poke (A kick to a football with the toe end of the boot)
noun

pointardnom {m}

toe ring noun

bague d'orteil◼◼◼nom {f}

toeboard (in throwing sports e.g. javelin and shot put, a board on the ground, over which the thrower must not step)
noun

butoir◼◼◼nom {m}

toehold (Any small advantage)
noun
[UK: ˈtəʊ.həʊld]
[US: ˈtoʊhoʊld]

prise◼◼◼nom {f}

toenail [toenails] (the plate covering the end of a toe)
noun
[UK: ˈtəʊ.neɪl]
[US: ˈtoʊ.neɪl]

ongle de pied◼◼◼nom {m}

ongle d'orteil◼◼◻nom {m}

to each his own (every person is entitled to his or her personal preferences)
phrase
[UK: tuː iːtʃ hɪz əʊn]
[US: ˈtuː ˈiːtʃ ˈhɪz ˈoʊn]

à chacun son goût◼◼◼phrase

to err is human (Everybody makes mistakes)
phrase
[UK: tuː ɜː(r) ɪz ˈhjuː.mən]
[US: ˈtuː ˈer ˈɪz ˈhjuː.mən]

l'erreur est humaine◼◼◼phrase

autoerotic (masturbatory)
adjective

autoérotique◼◼◼adjectif

autoerotism (sexual activity involving oneself)
noun
[UK: ˌɔːtəʊɪrˈɒtɪzəm]
[US: ˌɔːɾoʊɪrˈɑːɾɪzəm]

autoérotismenom {m}

big toe (largest of the toes of the foot of a human)
noun
[UK: bɪɡ təʊ]
[US: ˈbɪɡ ˈtoʊ]

gros orteil◼◼◼nom

hallux [anatomy]◼◻◻nom {m}

pouce du piednom {m}

cameltoe (clear visible presence of a woman's vulva)
noun
[UK: kˈamɪltˌəʊ]
[US: kˈæmɪltˌoʊ]

cameltoe◼◼◼nom {m}

Eurasian three-toed woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus)
noun

pic tridactylenom {m}

European mistletoe (Viscum album)
noun

gui blancnom {m}

from top to toe (all over)
preposition
[UK: frəm tɒp tuː təʊ]
[US: frəm ˈtɑːp ˈtuː ˈtoʊ]

de la tête aux pieds◼◼◼preposition

greater short-toed lark (Calandrella brachydactyla)
noun

alouette calandrellenom {f}

grotto [grottoes] (artificial cavern-like retreat)
noun
[UK: ˈɡrɒ.təʊ]
[US: ˈɡrɑːˌto.ʊ]

grotte◼◼◼nom {f}

grotto [grottoes] (small cave)
noun
[UK: ˈɡrɒ.təʊ]
[US: ˈɡrɑːˌto.ʊ]

grotte◼◼◼nom {f}

gusto [gustoes] (enthusiasm)
noun
[UK: ˈɡʌ.stəʊ]
[US: ˈɡʌˌsto.ʊ]

enthousiasme◼◼◼nom {m}

head to toe (entirely; completely; over one's full body)
adverb
[UK: hed tuː təʊ]
[US: ˈhed ˈtuː ˈtoʊ]

de pied en cap◼◼◼adverbe

de la tête aux pieds (from the head to [the] feet)adverbe

depuis les pieds jusqu’à la tête (from the feet to the head)adverbe

des pieds à la tête (from [the] feet to the head)adverbe

head to toe (in reversed positions)
adverb
[UK: hed tuː təʊ]
[US: ˈhed ˈtuː ˈtoʊ]

tête-bêche◼◼◻adverbe

little toe (smallest toe of the foot)
noun

petit orteil◼◼◼nom {m}

petit doigt◼◼◻nom {m}

petit doigt de pied◼◻◻nom {m}

long-toed stint (Calidris subminuta)
noun

bécasseau à longs doigtsnom

magnetoencephalography (technique)
noun

magnétoencéphalographie◼◼◼nom {f}

mashed potatoes (dish)
noun
[UK: ˈmæʃt.pə.ˈteɪ.təʊz]
[US: ˈmæʃt.pə.ˈteɪ.təʊz]

purée◼◼◼nom {f}

purée de pommes de terre◼◼◻nom {f}

patates pilées [Canada]◼◻◻nom {f}

mistletoe [mistletoes] (any of several hemiparasitic evergreen plants of the order Santalales)
noun
[UK: ˈmɪsl.təʊ]
[US: ˈmɪ.səlˌto.ʊ]

gui◼◼◼nom {m}John kissed Mary under the mistletoe on Christmas Eve. = John a embrassé Marie sous le gui la veille de Noël.

on tiptoe (moving carefully)
preposition
[UK: ɒn ˈtɪp.təʊ]
[US: ɑːn ˈtɪpˌto.ʊ]

sur la pointe des pieds◼◼◼preposition

à pas feutréspreposition

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