bain de foule
French, noun/bɛ̃ d(ə) ful/
bain de foule is a French masculine noun meaning “walkabout” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de serrer furtivement les mains de nombreuses personnes d’une foule de badauds ou d’admirateurs”.
What does bain de foule mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinewalkabout
prendre un bain de foule, s'offrir un bain de foule
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de serrer furtivement les mains de nombreuses personnes d’une foule de badauds ou d’admirateurs.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bain de foule
- bains de foule plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bain de foule?
- /bɛ̃ d(ə) ful/
- \bɛ̃ d(ə) ful\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bain de foule
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.