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carré

English translation of carré

square

In French, the word 'carré' is used to describe a square, which is a geometric shape with four equal sides and four right angles. It can also be used to describe something that is square-shaped or in a square arrangement. For example, 'un carré de chocolat' means a square of chocolate.


Example sentences using: carré

Ma chambre est carrée.

English translation of Ma chambre est carrée.

My room is square.

In this example, 'carrée', meaning square, is used to describe the shape of 'ma chambre', which translates to 'my room'. 'Est' is the third person singular of the verb 'être', which means 'is'. Altogether, the sentence describes the shape of the speaker's room.

J'ai un foulard carré.

English translation of J'ai un foulard carré.

I have a square scarf.

The phrase 'J'ai un foulard carré' includes 'carré' to describe the scarf, or 'foulard'. 'J'ai' is a contraction of 'je' and 'ai', meaning 'I have'. Thus, in this sentence, the speaker declares that they have a square scarf.

Le gâteau est coupé en morceaux carrés.

English translation of Le gâteau est coupé en morceaux carrés.

The cake is cut into square pieces.

In this instance, 'carrés' is used to describe the 'morceaux', or pieces, of the 'gâteau', or cake. The verb 'est coupé' translates to 'is cut', and 'en' can mean 'into'. This sentence describes the action of cutting a cake and the shape of the resulting pieces.

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