What does cave in French mean?

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

The word cave in French means cellar, wine cellar, cellar, sunken, stake, sucker, bet, wager, cheese cellar, wine cellar, wine cooler, wine-growers' cooperative, wine cellar, winery, from top to bottom, thoroughly, cellar steps, vena cava, inferior vena cava, superior vena cava. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cave

cellar, wine cellar

nom féminin (lieu de stockage du vin)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sa cave est bien fournie.
His wine cellar is well stocked.

cellar

nom féminin (pièce en sous-sol)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette cave est très humide.
This cellar is very damp.

sunken

adjectif (littéraire (creusé, enfoncé)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Elle a des joues caves.
She has sunken cheeks.

stake

nom féminin (jeu : mise d'argent)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ils ont commencé avec une cave de 20 euros.
They began with a 20 euro stake.

sucker

nom masculin (argot (personne dupe, crédule) (slang, pejorative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce cave est trop facile à berner.
This sucker is too easy to swindle.

bet, wager

verbe transitif (vieux (miser) (gamble)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Les joueurs ne peuvent s'empêcher de caver de grosses sommes.

cheese cellar

nom féminin (dispositif de conservation du fromage)

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

wine cellar

nom féminin (pièce pour le vin)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette maison comprend un grand sous-sol dans lequel se trouve une cave à vin, où l'on peut mettre une table et des chaises pour y faire des dégustations.
This house comes with a large basement, including a wine cellar in which a table and chairs can be set up to hold tastings.

wine cooler

nom féminin (armoire réfrigérée pour vin)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Comme il n'y avait pas de sous-sol dans mon pavillon, j'ai acheté une cave à vin.
As my house does not have a cellar, I bought a wine cooler.

wine-growers' cooperative

nom féminin (société agricole)

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

wine cellar, winery

nom féminin (coopérative viticole)

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

from top to bottom

locution adverbiale (figuré (partout) (figurative)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
J'ai fouillé la maison de la cave au grenier sans retrouver mes clefs.

thoroughly

locution adverbiale (figuré (intégralement)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Philippe fait le ménage de la cave au grenier une fois par trimestre.

cellar steps

nom féminin (marches menant à une cave)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

vena cava

nom féminin (veine ramenant le sang au cœur) (anatomy: vein)

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

inferior vena cava

nom féminin (veine terminale) (anatomy: vein)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La veine cave inférieure draine le sang désoxygéné du bas du corps.

superior vena cava

nom féminin (veine terminale) (anatomy: vein)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La veine cave supérieure rejoint l'inférieure pour se jeter dans l'oreillette droite.

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