What does cintré in French mean?

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

The word cintré in French means nuts, loony, fitted, rounded, hanger, intrados, rib, arch, prop, fly loft, arch, arch, take in at the waist, taken in at the waist, waisted, round. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cintré

nuts, loony

adjectif (familier (fou) (slang)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Elle est cintrée de conduire à cette vitesse en plein centre-ville.
She's nuts to drive at that speed in the city centre.

fitted

adjectif (vêtement : serré à la taille)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Depuis que je travaille, je porte des chemises cintrées. Julie portait une robe cintrée qui mettait en valeur sa taille de guêpe.
Since I started work, I've been wearing fitted shirts. Julie was wearing a fitted dress which accentuated her wasp waist.

rounded

adjectif (en forme de cintre)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Le haut de ton pull est cintré.
Your jumper has a rounded neckline.

hanger

nom masculin (triangle de support pour vêtement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les cintres étaient alignés dans la penderie.
The hangers were aligned in the wardrobe.

intrados

nom masculin (courbure intérieure de voûte)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le professeur a invité ses élèves à apprécier le cintre de ces arcs.
The teacher asked his students to admire the intrados of the arches.

rib

nom masculin (charpente de voûte) (Architecture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'art roman utilise des cintres arrondis.

arch

nom masculin (coffrage pour pont) (bridge)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le cintre du pont est posé par cette grue.

prop

nom masculin (soutènement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les mineurs posent un cintre pour soutenir la nouvelle galerie.

fly loft

nom masculin (surtout au pluriel (Théâtre : partie haute de la scène) (theatre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

arch

verbe transitif (construire en cintre, arquer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le tonnelier cintre des planches de bois pour faire ses barriques.

arch

verbe transitif (construire avec un cintre)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
L'architecte a décidé de cintrer ce pont.

take in at the waist

verbe transitif (pincer, resserrer un vêtement) (clothing)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ce couturier aime cintrer les vestes de tailleur féminins.

taken in at the waist, waisted

adjectif (serré au niveau de la taille)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

round

locution adjectivale (type de construction) (arch)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
L'arcade en plein cintre s'oppose à l'arc brisé.

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