French word

tire-bouchon

Pronunciation

IPA/tiʁbuʃɔ̃/

Meaning

  • masculine nouncorkscrew

Example

Tu peux me prêter ton tire-bouchon ?

Can you lend me your corkscrew?

Illustration for tire-bouchon (corkscrew)

More examples

Il a acheté un tire-bouchon à levier pour la maison.

He bought a lever-action corkscrew for the house.

Core concept

A handheld tool whose metal spiral enters a cork before the cork is drawn upward.

Common phrases

  • un tire-bouchon

    a corkscrew

  • tire-bouchon à levier

    lever-action corkscrew

  • tire-bouchon de poche

    pocket-size corkscrew

Similar words

décapsuleur: A tool for taking metal caps off bottles.
ouvre-bouteille: A tool used to open bottles.
bouchon: A cork or plug that closes a bottle.

Definition in French

Appareil utilisé pour ôter le bouchon d'une bouteille en enfonçant une spirale métallique dans le bouchon puis en effectuant une traction pour l'extraire.

Word origin

The compound noun tire-bouchon combines tire, from tirer, 'to pull', with bouchon, 'stopper', naming a tool that pulls out a stopper.

Usage tips

  • French uses tire-bouchon for a corkscrew, while ouvre-bouteille commonly refers to an opener for bottles with caps.

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