What does moulin in French mean?

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

The word moulin in French means mill, mill, engine, motor, add grist to the mill, waltz in somewhere as you please, wear too many hats, wear too many hats, hand mill, coffee grinder, water mill, oil mill, food mill, chatterbox, pepper mill, pepper grinder, prayer wheel, windmill, Moulin-a-Vent, moulin cavier. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word moulin

mill

nom masculin (lieu où l'on moud)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En Hollande, nous avons vu de jolis moulins.
We saw some pretty mills in Holland.

mill

nom masculin (outil pour moudre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Passe-moi le moulin à poivre, s'il te plaît !
Can you pass me the pepper mill please?

engine, motor

nom masculin (familier (moteur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le moulin de sa moto s'est emballé !
The engine of his motorbike raced!

add grist to the mill

(donner des arguments à [qqn]) (figurative)

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

waltz in somewhere as you please

verbe intransitif (entrer dans un lieu facilement)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ma grand-mère ne ferme jamais sa porte à clé : on rentre chez elle comme dans un moulin. Eh bien ! Aucun portail, aucune serrure, pas de chien de garde ; on rentre comme dans un moulin ici !
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. She never locks her front door; anyone can waltz into her house as they please.

wear too many hats

locution verbale (figuré (être débordé de travail) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Marie est au four et au moulin avec son nouveau boulot.

wear too many hats

locution verbale (figuré (courir partout, s'occuper de tout) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Depuis qu'elle est veuve, Julie est au four et au moulin avec ses deux enfants.

hand mill

nom masculin (meule manuelle)

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

coffee grinder

nom masculin (machine à moudre le café)

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

water mill

nom masculin (moulin mû par l'eau)

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

oil mill

nom masculin (moulin produisant de l'huile)

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

food mill

nom masculin (ustensile de cuisine)

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

chatterbox

nom masculin (familier, figuré ([qqn] parlant tout le temps) (informal)

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

pepper mill, pepper grinder

nom masculin (machine à moudre le poivre)

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

prayer wheel

nom masculin (cylindre renfermant des prières) (Buddhism)

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

windmill

nom masculin (moulin à énergie éolienne)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les moulins à vent sont un symbole des Pays-Bas.

Moulin-a-Vent

nom propre masculin (cru du Beaujolais) (French wine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La carte propose ce mois-ci un Moulin-à-Vent.

moulin cavier

nom masculin (moulin à vent) (type of windmill)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le moulin cavier est un moulin à vent typique de la région angevine.

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