"serviette" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /sɛʁ.vjɛt/ Audio: Fr-serviette.ogg Forms: serviettes [plural]
Etymology: From servir + -ette. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|servir|-ette}} servir + -ette Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} serviette f (plural serviettes)
  1. towel (cloth used for wiping) Tags: feminine Synonyms: serviette de bain, drap de bain
    Sense id: en-serviette-fr-noun-U6n59NOy Categories (other): French terms suffixed with -ette Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -ette: 36 14 39 11
  2. napkin Tags: feminine Synonyms: serviette de table
    Sense id: en-serviette-fr-noun-nbRGEc9K Categories (other): French terms suffixed with -ette, Containers Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -ette: 36 14 39 11 Disambiguation of Containers: 22 31 25 22
  3. briefcase Tags: feminine Synonyms: mallette, porte-documents, attaché-case
    Sense id: en-serviette-fr-noun-ZFJ0w3aX Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -ette Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 17 7 69 7 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -ette: 36 14 39 11
  4. menstrual pad Tags: feminine Synonyms: serviette hygiénique
    Sense id: en-serviette-fr-noun-Jxyr1733 Categories (other): French terms suffixed with -ette Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -ette: 36 14 39 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mélanger les torchons et les serviettes, rond de serviette, serviette à mains, serviette de bain, serviette de douche, serviette de plage, serviette de table, serviette de toilette, serviette hygiénique, serviette-éponge Related terms: tampax, cartable

Inflected forms

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      "word": "mélanger les torchons et les serviettes"
    },
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      "word": "rond de serviette"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "serviette à mains"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "serviette de bain"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "serviette de douche"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "serviette de plage"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "serviette de table"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "serviette de toilette"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "serviette hygiénique"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "serviette-éponge"
    }
  ],
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        {
          "args": {
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Bavarian: Serviettn",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bavarian: Serviettn"
    },
    {
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "der",
            "2": "Serviette",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Deori: Serviette",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Deori: Serviette"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "servet",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Dutch: servet",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Dutch: servet"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
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            "2": "serviette",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ English: serviette",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: serviette"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
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            "1": "el",
            "2": "σερβιέτα",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Greek: σερβιέτα (serviéta)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Greek: σερβιέτα (serviéta)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lt",
            "2": "servetėlė",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Lithuanian: servetėlė",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Lithuanian: servetėlė"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "id",
            "2": "serbet",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Indonesian: serbet",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Indonesian: serbet"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "serwetka",
            "bor": "1"
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          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: serwetka\n→ Yiddish: סערוועטקע (servetke)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "șervet",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Romanian: șervet",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Romanian: șervet"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "servilleta",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: servilleta",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: servilleta"
    }
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tampax"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cartable"
    }
  ],
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        {
          "_dis": "36 14 39 11",
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              35
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          "english": "a young man wearing a towel",
          "text": "un jeune homme vêtu d’une serviette",
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        "towel (cloth used for wiping)"
      ],
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          "word": "serviette de bain"
        },
        {
          "word": "drap de bain"
        }
      ],
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        "feminine"
      ]
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          "name": "French terms suffixed with -ette",
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          "_dis": "22 31 25 22",
          "kind": "other",
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          "orig": "fr:Containers",
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              32
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              25,
              34
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Wipe your mouth with your napkin!",
          "text": "Essuie ta bouche avec ta serviette !",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "napkin"
      ],
      "id": "en-serviette-fr-noun-nbRGEc9K",
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        [
          "napkin",
          "napkin"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "serviette de table"
        }
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        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "_dis": "36 14 39 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "French terms suffixed with -ette",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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        "briefcase"
      ],
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          "briefcase",
          "briefcase"
        ]
      ],
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          "word": "mallette"
        },
        {
          "word": "porte-documents"
        },
        {
          "word": "attaché-case"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "French terms suffixed with -ette",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "menstrual pad"
      ],
      "id": "en-serviette-fr-noun-Jxyr1733",
      "links": [
        [
          "menstrual pad",
          "menstrual pad"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "serviette hygiénique"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sɛʁ.vjɛt/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "serviettes"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-serviette.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/08/Fr-serviette.ogg/Fr-serviette.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/08/Fr-serviette.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "serviette"
}
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    "French countable nouns",
    "French entries with incorrect language header",
    "French feminine nouns",
    "French lemmas",
    "French nouns",
    "French terms suffixed with -ette",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "French terms with homophones",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "fr:Containers"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "mélanger les torchons et les serviettes"
    },
    {
      "word": "rond de serviette"
    },
    {
      "word": "serviette à mains"
    },
    {
      "word": "serviette de bain"
    },
    {
      "word": "serviette de douche"
    },
    {
      "word": "serviette de plage"
    },
    {
      "word": "serviette de table"
    },
    {
      "word": "serviette de toilette"
    },
    {
      "word": "serviette hygiénique"
    },
    {
      "word": "serviette-éponge"
    }
  ],
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        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "Serviettn",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Bavarian: Serviettn",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bavarian: Serviettn"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "der",
            "2": "Serviette",
            "bor": "1"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Deori: Serviette"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
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            "1": "nl",
            "2": "servet",
            "bor": "1"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Dutch: servet"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "serviette",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: serviette",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: serviette"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "σερβιέτα",
            "bor": "1"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Greek: σερβιέτα (serviéta)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lt",
            "2": "servetėlė",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Lithuanian: servetėlė",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Lithuanian: servetėlė"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "id",
            "2": "serbet",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Indonesian: serbet",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Indonesian: serbet"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "serwetka",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Polish: serwetka\n→ Yiddish: סערוועטקע (servetke)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
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    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "șervet",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Romanian: șervet",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Romanian: șervet"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "servilleta",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: servilleta",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: servilleta"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From servir + -ette.",
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        "plural"
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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    }
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          "text": "un jeune homme vêtu d’une serviette",
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        "towel (cloth used for wiping)"
      ],
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "serviette de bain"
        },
        {
          "word": "drap de bain"
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        "French terms with usage examples"
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              25,
              34
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          "english": "Wipe your mouth with your napkin!",
          "text": "Essuie ta bouche avec ta serviette !",
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        }
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        "napkin"
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          "napkin"
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        {
          "word": "serviette de table"
        }
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        "feminine"
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          "briefcase"
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        {
          "word": "mallette"
        },
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          "word": "porte-documents"
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        {
          "word": "attaché-case"
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        "feminine"
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        "menstrual pad"
      ],
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          "menstrual pad"
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        {
          "word": "serviette hygiénique"
        }
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        "feminine"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/sɛʁ.vjɛt/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "serviettes"
    },
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      "audio": "Fr-serviette.ogg",
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    }
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}

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