mèche
Meanings
Noun
1. wick (of candle)
2. fuse (of a bomb)
3. lock, tuft (of hair); streak (of colour, etc., in hair)
4. packing (medicine)
5. drill bit
6. hair (music, lutherie, bowmaking)
7. cracker, popper, snapper (string tied to the end of a whip)
8. rudderpost, (rudder) post (nautical)
9. marsh (Louisiana, Cajun)
Examples13
Ils ont vendu la mèche.
They gave away the ending.
Tom a vendu la mèche.
Tom let the cat out of the bag.
Ne vend pas la mèche.
Don't spill the beans.
Ne vends pas la mèche.
Don't tell tales out of school.
Gabriel a la mèche courte avec Melissa.
Gabriel is on a short fuse with Melissa.
Une mèche de cheveux tomba devant son œil gauche.
A wisp of hair fell over his left eye.