What does poupée in French mean?

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

The word poupée in French means doll, finger bandage, totty, doll, bird, poppet, postage-stamp sized garden, play with dolls, doll's house, dollhouse, doll's house, dollhouse, rag doll, straw doll, inflatable doll, Russian doll. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word poupée

doll

nom féminin (jouet ressemblant à un bébé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les petites filles aiment jouer à la poupée.
Little girls like playing with dolls.

finger bandage

nom féminin (pansement autour d'un doigt)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il a une poupée à cause de son panaris.
He has a finger bandage because of his whitlow.

totty

nom féminin (familier, un peu vieilli (jeune femme futile) (offensive, uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y beaucoup de poupées au bal du 14 juillet.
There was lots of totty at the 14 July ball.

doll

nom féminin (populaire, un peu vieilli (jolie femme) (mainly US, dated)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce bombardier a une poupée peinte de chaque côté de sa carlingue.
This bomber has a doll painted on either side of its cockpit.

bird

nom féminin (vieilli (conquête féminine) (UK, figurative, informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Jean s'est encore trouvé une nouvelle poupée.
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Hi doll, how are you doing?

poppet

nom féminin (mécanique : point fixe d'une pièce rotative) (mechanics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette poupée est en acier inoxydable.
This poppet is made of stainless steel.

postage-stamp sized garden

nom masculin (jardin très petit) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En ville, les jardins sont souvent des jardins de poupée.

play with dolls

locution verbale (s'amuser avec une poupée)

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

doll's house, dollhouse

nom féminin (maison miniature pour poupées)

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

doll's house, dollhouse

nom féminin (figuré (maison à décoration enfantine) (figurative)

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

rag doll

nom féminin (type de poupée)

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

straw doll

nom féminin (poupée remplie avec son ou sciure)

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

inflatable doll

nom féminin (poupée pour rapports sexuels)

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

Russian doll

nom féminin (poupées s'imbriquant les unes dans les autres)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les poupées russes sont des souvenirs classiques.

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