What does crête in French mean?

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

The word crête in French means crest, comb, crest, ridge, mohican, ridge, crest, peak, Crete, rockrose, ridge of high pressure, crest factor. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word crête

crest

nom féminin (sommet d'une montagne)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La route des crêtes est dans les Vosges.
The Crest Road is in the Vosges.

comb, crest

nom féminin (ornement sur la tête de certains animaux) (on animal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ces coqs ont des crêtes bien rouges.
These cockerels have bright red combs.

ridge

nom féminin (faîte)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La crête du toit était abîmée.
The ridge of the roof was damaged.

mohican

nom féminin (coupe de cheveux) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les punks avaient souvent des crêtes.
Punks often have mohicans.

ridge, crest

nom féminin (Anatomie : saillie allongée) (Anatomy)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ses sourcils forment des crêtes.
The eyebrows form a ridge (or: crest).

peak

nom féminin (valeur maximale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La crête de ce graphique est très basse.
The peak on this chart is very low.

Crete

nom propre féminin (Île de Méditerranée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La Crète est une île grecque de Méditerranée.

rockrose

nom masculin (arbrisseau méditerranéen)

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

ridge of high pressure

nom féminin (météo : front entre 2 déperssions)

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

crest factor

nom masculin (rapport amplitude sur valeur efficace)

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

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