What does arête in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word arête in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use arête in French.
The word arête in French means fishbone, bone, edge, ridge, crest, bridge, cutting edge, sharp edge, fish bone, bridge of the nose. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word arête
fishbone, bonenom féminin (os de poisson) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) L'arête de la sole s'enlève facilement. The bones of a sole are easily removed. |
edgenom féminin (bord d'un polyèdre) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Un cube comporte douze arêtes et six faces. A cube has 12 edges and six faces. |
ridge, crestnom féminin (intersection de deux côtés) (mountain) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) L'arête de cette montagne est très abrupte. The ridge (or: crest) of this mountain is very steep. |
bridgenom féminin (relief saillant) (nose) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) L'arête de son nez est particulièrement longue. The bridge of her nose is especially long. |
cutting edge, sharp edgenom féminin (bord tranchant) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
fish bonenom féminin (os de poisson fin et pointu) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Elle a une arête de poisson piquée dans la gorge. She has a fish bone stuck in her throat. |
bridge of the nosenom féminin (segment osseux) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
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