What does bonnet in French mean?

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

The word bonnet in French means hat, woolly hat, cup, reticulum, dunce's cap, swimming cap, shower cap, woolly hat, nightcap, Phrygian cap, Phrygian cap, six of one and half a dozen of the other, bigwig, big shot, head honcho, large cup size, larger cup size, nod in agreement, nod your assent, bluebonnet. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word bonnet

hat, woolly hat

nom masculin (couvre-chef sans bords)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mets ton bonnet, il fait froid dehors.
Put your hat on; it's cold outside.

cup

nom masculin (poche du soutien gorge)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Élise ne trouve pas de bonnet D.
Eliza can't find a D cup.

reticulum

nom masculin (second estomac des ruminants) (cow's second stomach)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le bonnet est un des quatre estomacs de la vache.
The reticulum is one of the cow's four stomachs.

dunce's cap

nom masculin (vieilli (humiliation)

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

swimming cap

nom masculin (chapeau obligatoire à la piscine)

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

shower cap

nom masculin (coiffe légère pour la douche)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cet hôtel met à disposition des bonnets de douche dans la salle de bains, ce qui est bien pratique si on veut se laver sans se mouiller les cheveux.

woolly hat

nom masculin (coiffe chaude) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En hiver, pour avoir chaud à la tête il est conseillé de porter un bonnet de laine.

nightcap

nom masculin (bonnet pour dormir) (headgear)

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

Phrygian cap

nom masculin (coiffe antique) (Antiquity)

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

Phrygian cap

nom masculin (coiffe révolutionnaire française) (symbol of freedom)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Molly avait appris à l'école que des révolutionnaires en bonnet phrygien avaient pris la Bastille en 1789. Le bonnet phrygien est une coiffe, souvent rouge, ornée d'une cocarde tricolore.

six of one and half a dozen of the other

(c'est la même chose) (colloquial)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

bigwig, big shot, head honcho

nom masculin (figuré, familier (personnage influent) (colloquial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un gros bonnet de la drogue a été arrêté aujourd'hui.

large cup size, larger cup size

nom masculin (familier (forte taille de poitrine) (bra)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette marque se spécialise dans les gros bonnets.

nod in agreement, nod your assent

locution verbale (familier (approuver de la tête)

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

bluebonnet

nom féminin (perruche à tête bleue) (parrot)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les perruches à bonnet bleu sont localisées en Australie.

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