What does coche in French mean?

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

The word coche in French means notch, sow, coach, stagecoach, tick, coach driver, be more of a hindrance than a help, busybody, meddler, miss the boat. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word coche

notch

nom féminin (entaille) (with knife)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sur le manche de son couteau, une coche est taillée pour chaque sanglier tué.
On the handle of his knife, a notch is scored for every boar killed.

sow

nom féminin (familier, péjoratif (femelle du cochon) (female pig)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La coche a mis bas huit porcelets.
The sow gave birth to eight piglets.

coach, stagecoach

nom masculin (vieux (chariot à voyageurs) (historical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le coche est tiré par six chevaux.
The coach (or: stagecoach) is pulled by six horses.

tick

verbe transitif (identifier d'un trait) (UK)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Sur ce texte en anglais, les élèves cochaient les mots inconnus. Cochez la bonne réponse.
Check the right answer.

coach driver

nom masculin (conducteur d'un véhicule hippomobile)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon arrière-grand-père était cocher au temps des voitures à cheval.
My great-grandfather was a coach driver in the days of horse-drawn vehicles.

be more of a hindrance than a help

locution verbale (vieilli, péjoratif (s'attribuer un mérite injustifié)

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

busybody, meddler

nom féminin (péjoratif (perturbateur aux mérites injustifiés)

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

miss the boat

locution verbale (manquer une occasion) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
J'ai raté le coche, j'aurais dû lui demander tant qu'il était là.

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