cornichon

kɔʁniʃɔ̃

cornichonne, cornichonnes

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Definition of cornichon - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

caractèrequalifie une personne naïve, un peu bête

Tu es vraiment cornichon aujourd'hui.

idiot

niais

Noun, masculine

légume marinépetit concombre mariné dans le vinaigre

Il mange des cornichons avec son sandwich au jambon.

variante culinaireconcombre consommé cru ou gros cornichon en saumure

En Lorraine, on appelle cornichon le concombre frais.

concombre

insultepersonne peu intelligente

Quel cornichon, il a encore oublié ses clés !

imbécile

niais

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Images of cornichon

petit concombre mariné dans le vinaigre
concombre consommé cru ou gros cornichon en saumure
plante qui produit les petits concombres
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Expressions with cornichon

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cornichon à l'aneth

petit concombre mariné dans du vinaigre avec de l'aneth comme aromate

Elle a ajouté des cornichons à l'aneth dans sa salade de pommes de terre.

Origin of cornichon

français, corniche (bordure) + -on (suffixe diminutif)

Terms with cornichon included in their meaning

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bilimbi

aliment

fruit en forme de cornichon de cet arbre utilisé en cuisine

rollmops

spécialité culinaire

hareng cru roulé autour d'un cornichon et mariné dans du vinaigre

Examples of cornichon in a sentence

Il a été assez cornichon pour croire cette fausse annonce.
Les cornichons sont servis en apéritif lors du dîner.
J'ai acheté un bocal de cornichons au marché.
J’ai ajouté un cornichon à mon sandwich.
Les enfants raffolent du cornichon en salade.
Arrête de faire le cornichon en classe !

Tu es vraiment un cornichon parfois, tu sais ?
Le cornichon a besoin de beaucoup de soleil pour pousser.
Cette variété de cornichon est très appréciée des jardiniers.
Le panneau du cornichon indique la sortie de la station.
J'ai vu un vieux cornichon dans la vitrine du musée.
Un cornichon rêve souvent de devenir officier.
Les anciens encadrent les cornichons avec rigueur.
Passe-moi le cornichon, j’ai un appel urgent.
Le cornichon a sonné toute la nuit dans la planque.

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English:naive, pickle, ...
German:naiv, Essiggurke, ...
Italian:ingenuo, cetriolino, ...
Spanish:tonto, pepinillo, ...
Portuguese:parvo, pepino em conserva, ...
Chinese:傻乎乎的, 腌黄瓜, ...
Japanese:うぶな, ピクルス, ...
Arabic:ساذِج, كورنيشون, ...
Hebrew:פָּתִי, מְלַפְפוֹן חָמוּץ קָטָן, ...
Russian:наивный, корнишон, ...
Ukrainian:наївний, корнішон, ...
Catalan:ximple, cornichó, ...
Danish:dum, drueagurk, ...
Dutch:domoor, augurk, ...
Greek:αφελής, Τουρσί, ...
Khmer:ឆោត, ត្រសក់ជ្រក់, ...
Korean:어리숙한, 오이피클, ...
Polish:naiwny, ogórek konserwowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):bobo, pepino em conserva, ...
Romanian:naiv, castravecior murat, ...
Swedish:korkad, saltgurka, ...
Thai:ซื่อบื้อ, แตงกวาดอง, ...
Turkish:saf, kornişon, ...
Vietnamese:ngây ngô, dưa chuột ngâm, ...

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