What does champignon in French mean?

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

The word champignon in French means mushroom, fungal infection, put your foot down, mushroom cloud, button mushroom, poisonous mushroom, put the pedal to the metal, put your foot down, mushroom, boomtown. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word champignon

mushroom

nom masculin (organisme mycologique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Certains champignons se mangent, d'autres sont vénéneux. Regarde ce champignon au pied de l'arbre. Tu penses qu'il se mange ?
Some mushrooms can be eaten, others are poisonous. Look at that mushroom under the tree; do you think it's edible?

fungal infection

nom masculin (sur le corps)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Avec toute cette humidité, j'ai des champignons aux pieds.
With all this damp, I've got a fungal infection on my feet.

put your foot down

locution verbale (familier (accélérer) (UK, informal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Appuie sur le champignon : ils nous rattrapent ! Vas-y, Papa, appuie sur le champignon !
C'mon Dad, step on the gas!

mushroom cloud

nom masculin (nuage nucléaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le nuage de feu qui s'élève après une explosion atomique est connue sous le nom de champignon atomique.

button mushroom

nom masculin (type de champignon)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En entrée, j'ai fait une salade de champignons de Paris.
I made a button mushroom salad as a starter.

poisonous mushroom

nom masculin (champignon dangereux)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ton pharmacien devrait être capable de reconnaître les champignons vénéneux.

put the pedal to the metal, put your foot down

locution verbale (familier (accélérateur) (informal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Jacques, faut toujours qu'il écrase le champignon !

mushroom

locution verbale (pousser très vite)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Cette ville nouvelle a poussé comme un champignon.

boomtown

nom féminin (ville ayant poussé très rapidement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'exode rural a induit des villes-champignons.

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