'gras' means 'fat' in French.
if you mean the english word OR then it's ouif you mean the french word OR then it means gold
Another way to say Mardi Gras is "Fat Tuesday".
Nault isn't a French word.
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Gras in french means fat
The French word for 'fat Tuesday' is Mardi Gras.
Fat tuesday- it's french
matière grasse, gras(se),gros, obèse
Bon, in french, means good. Mardi Gras means 'Fat Tuesday.' Saying Bon Mardi Gras is the english equivilant to saying Happy Mardi Gras.
Are you sure this is spanish? It seems more french to me. In french it means - I love you fat. Perhaps you mistook gras for gros which would mean big or lots. Hope this helps.
Mardi=Tuesday Gras=Fat Both are french words that when translated to english from Mardi Gras means Fat Tuesday.
The English word "fatty" translates to French as "gras", which translates back to English as "bold". However, the word "fat" in English can be translated to "graisse" in French(and then translated back to English as "fat" again. I don't actually know French, I used an online translator for this. Maybe a French person could give you a better answer. If you mean a person - gros(se), obèse, if you mean food etc - gras(se) - the fat content in food is called - matière grasse.
"does 'Mardi gras' mean 'merry times' - 'Fat Tuesday' - or 'Spring Welcome'? (well, fat means 'gras' in French, and Tuesday is spelled 'mardi' ...)
Because it's a French expression and in French adjectives come after their nouns.
Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday" the last day of feasting before Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. In the UK we call this day Shrove Tuesday. (Shrove comes from to shrive, an old word for Confession). It is also called 'Pancake Tuesday'.
The day before Lent, Shrove Tuesday