fourchon

fuʁʃɔ̃

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Definition of fourchon - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

ustensile

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chaque pointe d'une fourche ou d'une fourchette

Dated

Le fourchon de ma fourchette s'est cassé en tombant.

outil agricole

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petite fourche à deux pointes pour porter les fagots

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Il utilise un fourchon pour transporter les fagots de bois.

botanique

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endroit où les branches d'un arbre se séparent

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L'oiseau a construit son nid dans le fourchon du chêne.

bifurcation

embranchement

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chaque pointe d'une fourche ou d'une fourchette
endroit où les branches d'un arbre se séparent

Origin of fourchon

latin, furca (fourche)

Examples of fourchon in a sentence

Les fourchons doivent être aiguisés pour mieux piquer.
Le fourchon repose contre la grange après la récolte.
Il nettoie soigneusement son fourchon avant de le ranger.
Le chat s’est caché dans le fourchon du vieux pommier.
Des champignons poussaient au fourchon des branches basses.

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English:tine, hand fork, ...
German:Zinke, Reisiggabel, ...
Italian:rebbi, forcone, ...
Spanish:diente, horquilla, ...
Portuguese:dente, forquilha, ...
Chinese:叉齿, 双齿叉, ...
Japanese:歯, 二股フォーク, ...
Arabic:سن الشوكة, شوكة ذات سنين, ...
Hebrew:שֵׁן, מַזְלֵג אֲגָדִים, ...
Russian:зубец, двузубая вилка, ...
Ukrainian:зубець, двозуб, ...
Catalan:pua, forqueta, ...
Danish:tand, høtyv, ...
Dutch:punt van een vork, tweevork, ...
Greek:δόντι, φουρχόν, ...
Khmer:ធ្មេញសម, សមពីរចុង, ...
Korean:포크의 이, 두 갈래 쇠스랑, ...
Polish:ząb, widły, ...
Portuguese (BR):dente, forquilha, ...
Romanian:dinte, furcoi, ...
Swedish:spets, bärgaffel, ...
Thai:ปลายส้อม, ง่ามสองซี่, ...
Turkish:diş, demet çatalı, ...
Vietnamese:răng nĩa, cái chĩa hai răng, ...

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Definition of fourchon - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

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Origin of fourchon

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