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chapeau meaning in English

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chapeau nom {m}

cap [caps]◼◼◼(academic mortarboard)
noun
[UK: kæp] [US: ˈkæp]
Put on your cap. = Mets ton chapeau.

cap [caps]◼◼◼(top part of a mushroom)
noun
[UK: kæp] [US: ˈkæp]
Put on your cap. = Mets ton chapeau.

header [headers]◼◻◻(text used to mark off a quantity of text)
noun
[UK: ˈhe.də(r)] [US: ˈhe.dər]

lede(introductory paragraph or paragraphs of a newspaper or other news article)
noun
[UK: lˈiːd] [US: lˈiːd]

chapeau ! interjection

hats off◼◼◼(Congratulations)
interjection
[UK: hæts ɒf] [US: ˈhæts ˈɒf]

chapeau bas interjection

hats off◼◼◼(Congratulations)
interjection
[UK: hæts ɒf] [US: ˈhæts ˈɒf]

chapeau chinois nom {m}

Asian conical hat(hat)
noun

chapeau claque nom {m}

opera hat(kind of collapsible top hat)
noun

chapeau de cow-boy nom {m}

cowboy hat◼◼◼(high crown, broad-brimmed hat, worn by cowboys)
noun
[UK: ˈkaʊ.bɔɪ hæt] [US: ˈkaʊ.bɔɪ ˈhæt]

chapeau de mousse nom {m}

head [heads](foam on carbonated beverages)
noun
[UK: hed] [US: ˈhed]

chapeau de paille nom {m}

straw hat◼◼◼(type of hat)
noun
[UK: strɔː hæt] [US: ˈstrɒ ˈhæt]

chapeau de roue nom {m}

hubcap(decorative disk for wheels)
noun
[UK: ˈhʌbkæp] [US: ˈhʌbˌkæp]

chapeau de soleil nom {m}

sunhat◼◼◼(a hat to protect from the sun)
noun
[UK: ˈsʌn.hæt] [US: ˈsʌn.hæt]

chapeau en aluminium nom

tinfoil hat◼◼◼noun

tin foil hat◼◻◻noun

chapeau melon nom {m}

bowler hat◼◼◼(hard round black felt hat)
noun
[UK: ˈbəʊ.lə.hæt] [US: ˈbəʊ.lə.hæt]

chapeau mou nom {m}

fedora◼◼◼(a felt hat)
noun
[UK: fɪ.ˈdɔː.rə] [US: fə.ˈdɔː.rə]

slouch hat◼◼◻(broad-brimmed felt hat)
noun
[UK: ˈslaʊtʃ.ˈhæt] [US: ˈslaʊtʃ.ˈhæt]

chapeauter verbe

head [headed, heading, heads]◼◼◼(to be in command of)
verb
[UK: hed] [US: ˈhed]
He's the head of marketing for the perfumes line. = C'est lui qui chapeaute la commercialisation de la gamme de parfums.

[Canada] tour du chapeau nom {m}

hat trick(three achievements in a single game or similar)
noun
[UK: hæt trɪk] [US: ˈhæt ˈtrɪk]

[France] coup du chapeau nom {m}

hat trick(three achievements in a single game or similar)
noun
[UK: hæt trɪk] [US: ˈhæt ˈtrɪk]

faire porter le chapeau (lit. verbe

leave someone holding the bag(leave somebody holding the responsibility or blame)
verb

manger son chapeau verbe

eat humble pie(to admit one's faults)
verb
[UK: iːt ˈhʌm.bl̩ paɪ] [US: ˈiːt ˈhʌm.bl̩ ˈpaɪ]

eat one's hat(to express disbelief about a proposition)
verb

parler à travers son chapeau verbe

talk through one's hat(to speak lacking knowledge)
verb
[UK: ˈtɔːk θruː wʌnz hæt] [US: ˈtɔːk θruː wʌnz ˈhæt]

si le chapeau te fait phrase

if the shoe fits, wear it(idiomatic)
phrase

sur les chapeaux de roue [off to a flying start] nom

flying start◼◼◼(an especially good start)
noun
[UK: ˈflaɪ.ɪŋ stɑːt] [US: ˈflaɪ.ɪŋ ˈstɑːrt]

tirer son chapeau verbe

tip one's hat(honour)
verb
[UK: ˈtɪp wʌnz hæt] [US: ˈtɪp wʌnz ˈhæt]

tour de chapeau nom {m}

hatband(band about a hat)
noun
[UK: ˈhæt.bænd] [US: ˈhæt.bænd]