What does douille à baïonnette in French mean?

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

The word douille à baïonnette in French means case, cartridge case, socket, lamp socket, connector, tube connector, hair, socket, socket, it's pricey, eenie meenie miney mo, icing bag, piping bag. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word douille à baïonnette

case, cartridge case

nom féminin (arme à feu : étui de balle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sur les lieux de la fusillade, on a relevé sept douilles.
Seven cartridge cases were found at the scene of the shootout.

socket, lamp socket

nom féminin (embout accueillant l'ampoule électrique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il faut mettre une ampoule au bout de cette douille pour avoir de la lumière.
You need to put a bulb in that lamp socket to get light.

connector, tube connector

nom féminin (connecteur pour diamètres différents)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On se sert de douilles en plomberie pour relier des tubes de diamètres différents.
In plumbing, connectors are used to link tubes of different diameters.

hair

nom féminin (argot (cheveu) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Va donc chez le coiffeur te faire couper les douilles.
Get yourself down to the hairdresser's and get your hair cut.

socket

nom féminin (embout de baïonette) (of a bayonet)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La baïonnette est fixée au canon par une douille.

socket

nom féminin (embout de bougeoir) (of a candlestick)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sophie nettoya les douilles couvertes de cire.
Sophie cleaned the sockets, which were covered in wax.

it's pricey

(familier (ça coûte très cher) (informal)

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

eenie meenie miney mo

(familier, enfantin (formule d'élimination) (children's rhyme)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour savoir qui commence, on va le jouer à pic nic douille.
We'll do eenie meenie miney mo to decide who's going first.

icing bag, piping bag

nom féminin (Cuisine : ustensile pour garnir) (UK)

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

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