What does cousine in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word cousine in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cousine in French.
The word cousine in French means cousin, crane fly, think of each other as family, think of one another as family, scrounge, be close to , be friendly with, second cousin, distant cousin, distant relative, distant relation, cousin, first cousin, first cousin once removed, cousin by marriage, distant cousin, first cousin once removed, close cousin. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word cousine
cousin(enfant d'une tante ou d'un oncle) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Le fils de ma tante Marie est mon cousin préféré. My Aunt Marie's son is my favourite cousin. |
crane flynom masculin (moustique) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Ne t'inquiète pas, ce moustique est inoffensif, c'est un cousin. Don't worry, that's not a mosquito; it's just a harmless crane fly. |
think of each other as family, think of one another as familyverbe pronominal (vieilli (se traiter en cousins) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Ils n'ont pas de lien de parenté pourtant ils se cousinent. |
scroungeverbe intransitif (vieilli (s'incruster, parasiter) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Il n'a pas de domicile fixe, il cousine. |
be close to , be friendly withverbe transitif indirect (littéraire (se fréquenter) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Il n'a jamais cousiné avec lui à ma connaissance. |
second cousin(cousin issu de germain) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
distant cousin(cousin non direct) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
distant relative, distant relation(membre non proche de la famille) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
cousin, first cousin(enfant d'un oncle ou d'une tante) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Je vois ma cousine germaine à chaque Noël. |
first cousin once removed(enfant de cousin germain) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
cousin by marriage(époux d'un cousin) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Jean épousa Lucie et devint mon cousin par alliance. |
distant cousin(membre très éloigné de la famille) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
first cousin once removed(enfant d'un cousin) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
close cousin(cousin pas trop éloigné) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
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