What does arrondi in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word arrondi in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use arrondi in French.

The word arrondi in French means round, rounded, curve, round number, whole number, flare, flare-out, roundness, bow, round up, tone down, increase, fill out, make even. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word arrondi

round, rounded

adjectif (courbe)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
J'aime son visage arrondi.
I love his round face.

curve

nom masculin (partie arrondie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La couturière rectifie l'arrondi de la jupe.
The dressmaker corrected the hemline of the skirt.

round number, whole number

nom masculin (Mathématiques : approximation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour pouvoir entrer ce chiffre dans ce programme qui n'accepte pas les virgules, il faut faire l'arrondi.
To be able to enter the number into this program, which doesn't accept decimal points, you have to make it a round number.

flare, flare-out

nom masculin (manœuvre d'un avion) (technical, aviation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'avion effectue un arrondi avant de se poser au sol.
The plane executed a flare-out before touching down.

roundness

nom masculin (courbe)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sa coupe de cheveux soulignait l'arrondi du visage.
Her haircut emphasised the roundness of her face.

bow

verbe transitif (rendre rond)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
L'homme arrondit le dos sous le poids du fardeau.
The man bowed his back beneath the weight of his burden.

round up

verbe transitif (mathématiques : modifier une somme en plus ou en moins)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Nous arrondirons le total à l'euro inférieur.
We will round the sum down to the nearest euro.

tone down

nom masculin (familier (assouplir)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Il a fini par arrondir un peu son point de vue.
In the end, he toned his opinion down a little.

increase

verbe transitif (figuré (agrandir, étendre)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il économise beaucoup pour arrondir son capital.
He saves a lot to increase his capital.

fill out

verbe pronominal (familier (prendre de l'embonpoint)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
Elle est enceinte depuis trois mois et commence à s'arrondir.
She is three months pregnant and starting to show.

make even

verbe transitif (couture : dessiner l'ourlet d'un vêtement) (hem of skirt)

La couturière arrondit l'ourlet de la robe.
The dressmaker makes the hem of the dress even.

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