borgnette

bɔʁɲɛt

Definition

Definition of borgnette - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

architecture

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petite ouverture dans un toit pour laisser entrer la lumière

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La borgnette du grenier éclaire faiblement la pièce.

fenestron

lucarne

personne

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femme qui ne voit que d'un seul œil

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La vieille borgnette du village raconte des histoires étranges.

borgne

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Images of borgnette

petite ouverture dans un toit pour laisser entrer la lumière

Origin of borgnette

français, borgne (ayant un œil) + -ette (suffixe diminutif)

Examples of borgnette in a sentence

Il a nettoyé la borgnette pour laisser entrer la lumière.
La borgnette porte toujours un foulard coloré.
On surnomme la borgnette la conteuse du quartier.

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English:dormer, one-eyed woman, ...
German:Dachluke, Einäugige, ...
Italian:lucernario, donna con un solo occhio, ...
Spanish:tragaluz, tuerta, ...
Portuguese:claraboia, mulher que só vê de um olho, ...
Chinese:小天窗, 独眼女人, ...
Japanese:天窓, 片目の女性, ...
Arabic:فتحة سقفية صغيرة, أعوراء, ...
Hebrew:אֲשָׁנָב גַּג, אִשָּׁה עִוֶּרֶת בְּעַיִן אַחַת, ...
Russian:слуховое окно, одноглазая женщина, ...
Ukrainian:люкарна, одноока жінка, ...
Catalan:borratxo, dona borni, ...
Danish:tagvindue, en enøjet kvinde, ...
Dutch:dakraampje, vrouw met één oog, ...
Greek:φωταγωγός, μονόφθαλμη, ...
Khmer:បង្អួចដំបូល, ស្ត្រីភ្នែកម្ខាង, ...
Korean:채광창, 외눈박이 여자, ...
Polish:świetlik, jednooka kobieta, ...
Portuguese (BR):claraboia, caolha, ...
Romanian:ferestruică, femeie cu un singur ochi, ...
Swedish:takfönster, enögd kvinna, ...
Thai:ช่องรับแสงบนหลังคา, หญิงตาเดียว, ...
Turkish:çatı aralığı, tek gözlü kadın, ...
Vietnamese:cửa sổ mái, bà chột, ...

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Definition of borgnette - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

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