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Meaning of "couteau" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COUTEAU

From Old French coutel, from Latin cultellus a little knife, from culter knife, ploughshare.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF COUTEAU

couteau  [kuːˈtəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COUTEAU

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Couteau is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COUTEAU MEAN IN ENGLISH?

4909 Couteau

4909 Couteau is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 28, 1949 by Marguerite Laugier at Nice.

Definition of couteau in the English dictionary

The definition of couteau in the dictionary is a large two-edged knife used formerly as a weapon.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COUTEAU


alto
ˈæltəʊ
auto
ˈɔːtəʊ
bateau
bæˈtəʊ
conjunto
kɒnˈdʒʊntəʊ
dato
ˈdɑːtəʊ
gusto
ˈɡʌstəʊ
junto
ˈdʒʊntəʊ
molto
ˈmɒltəʊ
photo
ˈfəʊtəʊ
pronto
ˈprɒntəʊ
punto
ˈpʊntəʊ
Quito
ˈkiːtəʊ
resto
ˈrɛstəʊ
santo
ˈsɑːntəʊ
tanto
ˈtæntəʊ
tic-tac-toe
ˌtɪktækˈtəʊ
tick-tack-toe
ˌtɪktækˈtəʊ
toe
təʊ
top-to-toe
ˌtɒptəˈtəʊ
Toronto
təˈrɒntəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COUTEAU

cousin
cousin-german
cousinage
cousinhood
cousinly
cousinry
cousinship
Cousteau
couta
couta boat
couteaux
couter
couth
couthie
couthy
coutil
couture
couturier
couvade
couvade syndrome

WORDS THAT END LIKE COUTEAU

aboiteau
Black Forest gateau
chateau
Cocteau
coteau
Cousteau
gateau
Jos Plateau
Langres Plateau
Laurentian Plateau
Le Cateau
manteau
Ozark Plateau
plateau
portmanteau
Watteau

Synonyms and antonyms of couteau in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «couteau» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COUTEAU

Find out the translation of couteau to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of couteau from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «couteau» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

couteau
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

couteau
570 millions of speakers

English

couteau
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

couteau
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

Couteau تم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Couteau
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

couteau
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

couteau
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

couteau
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Couteau
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

couteau
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

couteau
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

couteau
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Couteau
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

couteau
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

couteau
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॉउटू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

couteau
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Couteau
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

couteau
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Couteau
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

couteau
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

couteau
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Couteau
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

couteau
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

couteau
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of couteau

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COUTEAU»

The term «couteau» is quite widely used and occupies the 29.763 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COUTEAU» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «couteau» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «couteau» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about couteau

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COUTEAU»

Discover the use of couteau in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to couteau and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Observing visual double stars
Tells how binary or double stars were originally discovered, and offers practical advice on how to identify them and measure their variations
Paul Couteau, 1981
2
Bali Inspires: The Rudana Art Collection
Featuring art pulled from Museum Rudana, the Rudana Fine Art Gallery and the Rudana family's private collection, this book is an extraordinary glimpse into the heart of Bali.
Jean Couteau, 2011
3
Pastourel: Or, The Sorcerer of the Mountain
Well, then, Jean Couteau, if you cannot open it, break it down." Couteau looked about for a large stone, and began to beat against the door with all his strength, but without making the slightest impression upon it. "It would take a battering .ram  ...
Frédéric Soulié, 1847
4
Traité de chimie, appliquée aux arts: Atlas
3, élévation du couteau à découper les pains d'acides gras. Fig. li , coupe longitudinale du même couteau. Fig. 5 , coupe transversale suivant 's. n des figures 3 , 4 _et 6 , dudit couteau mécanique. Fig. 6, plan du couteau. Pour les figures 3 , li, ...
Jean Baptiste André Dumas, 1828
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Medical Lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science : ...
(F. ) Cunif. Cutter, Smile, CultelUs, Tomei'on, Tomeus, Macha/ra, Machtr!rion, Ma- cha/ris, (F.) Couteau. A cutting instrument, used in surgery to divide the soft parts, and which only differs from the bistouri or scalpel in being commonly larger.
Robley Dunglison, 1845
6
Du couteau au sabre
In this second volume dedicated to the study of African edged weapons (see BAR 1098, 2003 for volume 1), the author focuses on short-knives, cutlasses, chopping-knives,machetes, and sabres.
Tristan Arbousse Bastide, 2008
7
Technological Dictionary
Couteau _ Couture. 171 Couteau m. d'un alesoir pour bouches à feu'Couteau ni. rond (couteau courbé et à deux (For.) DM Messer de: ScMichtbohren zum Glallen . manches qui sert à nettoyer et à dépiler les Burnisher. peaux) (Tan) Da: ...
8
Energy Within the Untitled Works of Djoko Ks
Paintings of Djoko Ks., an Indonesian Chinese painter.
Jean Couteau, 2001
9
Jean Renoir: Raymond Durgnat
Le. Grand. Couteau. After Elena, Renoir thought of uniting Leslie Caron and Georges Simenon and shooting Three Rooms in Manhattan in the streets of New York; the subject and location were subsequently utilised by Jean-Pierre Melville.
Raymond Durgnat, 1974
10
Inventing New Orleans: Writings of Lafcadio Hearn
C'est couteau qui cannaite ça qui dans cœur geomon. (C'est le couteau qui sait ce qu 'il y a dans le cœur du giromon. ) "It's the knife that knows what's in the heart of the pumpkin." — [Martinique.] This proverb exists in five Creole dialects.
Lafcadio Hearn, S. Frederick Starr, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COUTEAU»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term couteau is used in the context of the following news items.
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Wet hot american summer : Chris Meloni, Bradley Cooper …
Viennent s'ajouter en prime quelques ajouts bien barrés : John Hamm (Mad Men) en militaire adepte du kung-fu et du lancer de couteau, en ... «Télé Star, Jul 15»
2
Olivier Py: «J'ai voulu avoir une vie héroïque. L'argent, la réussite …
Shakespeare est un homme qui n'a pas le temps, il sait qu'on peut mourir d'un coup de couteau le soir même. S'il avait pensé qu'il en était ... «Le Temps, Jul 15»
3
Corfou, à l'épreuve du désarroi grec
Luttes au couteau d'un côté, rêve enflammé de renaissance de l'autre: deux siècles plus tard, la tranquille Corfou vibre un peu de ce même ... «Le Temps, Jul 15»
4
Panne de gouvernance
L'UE fait accroire qu'elle tient le couteau par le manche alors qu'elle subit plutôt la stratégie du gouvernement grec qui joue l'usure plutôt que ... «Le Temps, Jul 15»
5
Annaba : Le corps d'une femme tuée par arme blanche découvert …
Le corps d'une femme âgée de 47 ans, portant les traces de 4 coups de couteau, a été découvert, hier, dans une voiture stationnée au ... «El Moudjahid, Jul 15»
6
Abou Dhabi : une Émiratie condamnée à mort pour l'assassinat d …
... condamné à mort lundi une Émiratie reconnue coupable d'avoir tué en décembre une enseignante américaine avec un couteau de cuisine, ... «Jeune Afrique, Jun 15»
7
Des dizaines de morts dans des attentats terroristes en Tunisie …
Ils auraient trouvé un couteau à proximité. Salhi a été arrêté. Sa sœur et sa femme ont été placées en détention préventive. Un homme de 33 ... «World Socialist Web Site, Jun 15»
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"Un couteau a été retrouvé, il est en cours d'analyse". Quatre gardes à vues "sont en cours", dont celles de "l'épouse et de la soeur" de Yassin ... «Le Dauphiné Libéré, Jun 15»
9
Chamber Chatter: A butterfly to remember
Enjoying the great food provided by the host are Terri Couteau, Kevin Hutchison, Stefani O Donald and Otilia Sanchez. COURTESY PHOTO. «Austin American-Statesman, Jun 15»
10
Pique-nique: trois paniers aux saveurs du Québec
... frais en deux temps trois mouvements, directement dans le parc, pourvu qu'on ait un couteau. On n'a qu'à trancher finement les mollusques, ... «LaPresse.ca, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Couteau [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/couteau>. May 2024 ».
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