What does cartouche in French mean?

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

The word cartouche in French means cartridge, cartridge, ink cartridge, carton, cartridge, sidebar, title block, cartouche, tray, ink cartridge, carton of cigarettes, videogame cartridge, signature block, give it your last shot, play your last card. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cartouche

cartridge

nom féminin (munition)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les chasseurs portent leurs cartouches en bandoulière.
Hunters carry their cartridges on a shoulder strap.

cartridge, ink cartridge

nom féminin (conteneur d'encre ou de gaz)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ton imprimante n'a plus d'encre, il faut en changer les cartouches.
Your printer has run out of ink; you need to change the cartridges.

carton

nom féminin (ensemble de paquets de cigarettes) (cigarettes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les fumeurs achètent souvent leurs cigarettes par cartouche.
Smokers often buy their cigarettes by the carton.

cartridge

nom féminin (Informatique : support de données) (computer games)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les consoles de jeux fonctionnent avec des cartouches.
Games consoles take cartridges.

sidebar

nom masculin (petit cadre autour d'un texte) (newspaper)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a un cartouche sur ce thème dans le journal.
There is a sidebar on this theme in the newspaper.

title block

nom masculin (dessin industriel : zone d'informations) (technical drawing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On trouve l'échelle des dessins industriels dans le cartouche.
The scale on industrial drawings is found in the title block.

cartouche

nom masculin (Égypte : boucle autour d'un nom) (historical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En ancienne Égypte, le nom des pharaons était inscrit dans un cartouche.
In ancient Egypt, the names of pharaohs were written inside a cartouche.

tray

nom masculin (plateau intérieur d'un coffret)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les bijoux sont déposés sur les cartouches d'un coffret.
The jewellery is presented on trays in a case.

ink cartridge

nom féminin (mini réservoir d'encre)

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

carton of cigarettes

nom féminin (colis, ensemble de paquet)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En général, une cartouche de cigarettes est une boîte contenant 20 paquets de celles-ci.

videogame cartridge

nom féminin (support pour jeu vidéo)

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

signature block

nom masculin (petit cadre pour la signature)

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

give it your last shot, play your last card

locution verbale (figuré (utiliser son dernier atout) (figurative)

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

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