What does carotte in French mean?

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

The word carotte in French means carrot, core, carrot, lob, tobacconist's sign, pinch, swindle, cheat, take a core sample, take core samples, Internal Affairs, carrot and stick, use a carrot and stick approach, bright ginger, carrot-top, ginger nut, Poil de Carotte, Poil de Carotte. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word carotte

carrot

nom féminin (légume racine souvent orange)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il paraît que les carottes donnent les joues roses.
It is often said that carrots give you rosy cheeks.

core

nom féminin (figuré (échantillon en épaisseur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les géologues prennent des carottes pour analyser les terrains.
Geologists take core samples to analyse soil.

carrot

nom féminin (figuré (récompense promise) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sans carotte, il est impossible de le motiver.
Without a carrot, it is impossible to motivate him.

lob

nom féminin (vieilli (tennis : balle vicieuse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il m'a balancé une de ces carottes !
He unleashed quite a lob!

tobacconist's sign

nom féminin (enseigne des bureaux de tabac) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Certains bureaux de tabac arborent encore une carotte.
Some tobacco stores still display the tobacconist's sign.

pinch

verbe transitif (familier (soutirer, voler [qch]) (informal)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
On a carotté le portable d'Arnaud dans le train.

swindle, cheat

verbe transitif (familier (voler, escroquer [qqn])

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
De faux policiers ont carotté ce couple de personnes âgées.

take a core sample, take core samples

verbe transitif (technique : extraire un échantillon)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Le géologue a carotté le terrain pour en étudier la composition.

Internal Affairs

nom masculin (familier, France (membre de la police des polices) (department)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les policiers n'aiment pas beaucoup les bœuf-carottes.

carrot and stick

(figuré (récompense et réprimande)

use a carrot and stick approach

locution verbale (promettre et punir)

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

bright ginger

adjectif invariable (familier (roux flamboyant) (hair)

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

carrot-top, ginger nut

nom masculin (familier (personne aux cheveux roux) (slang)

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

Poil de Carotte

nom propre (roman de Jules Renard) (book title)

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

Poil de Carotte

nom propre masculin (personnage du roman) (book character)

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

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