What does colonne in French mean?

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

The word colonne in French means pillar, column, row, line, column, column, column, parade, column, post, fifth column, water column, water column stratification, water column, steering column, sound column, dry riser, spinal column, backbone, curvature of the spine, in rows of two, put into columns, pillar drill, column drill, get into lines + [number] abreast, get into rows + [number] abreast. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word colonne

pillar, column

nom féminin (forme droite et verticale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les pompiers repèrent au loin une colonne de fumée.
The fire-fighters saw a pillar (or: column) of smoke in the distance.

row, line

nom féminin (rang, file)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mettez-vous en colonne par deux.
Set yourselves up in rows of two.

column

nom féminin (chiffres disposés verticalement) (of figures)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les pages étaient remplies de colonnes de chiffres.
The pages were filled with columns of figures.

column

nom féminin (division verticale d'une page) (on a page)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La colonne de gauche est réservée aux observations.
The left-hand column is reserved for comments.

column

nom féminin (monument vertical) (monument)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
A Paris, la colonne Vendôme commémore la victoire de la bataille d'Austerlitz.
In Paris, the Vendome column commemorates the victory at the Battle of Austerlitz.

parade

nom féminin (file de véhicule)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La colonne de chars s'est ébranlée à 6h du matin.
The parade of floats set off at 6 in the morning.

column

nom féminin (support architectural vertical) (architecture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En architecture on connaît les colonnes doriques et les colonnes ioniques.
In architecture we are familiar with Doric and Ionic columns.

post

nom féminin (ornement cylindrique vertical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les lits à baldaquin comportent quatre colonnes.
A four-poster bed has a post at each corner.

fifth column

nom féminin (groupe de partisans cachés)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le rôle d'une cinquième colonne est de harceler l'ennemi en temps de guerre.

water column

nom féminin (volume d'eau au-dessus d'une surface) (jet of water)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'explosion gazeuse a projeté dans les airs une colonne d'eau dépassant 80 mètres de hauteur.

water column stratification

nom féminin (volume d'eau entre un fond et la surface) (strata of water)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En écologie aquatique, la colonne d'eau représente les niches écologiques.

water column

nom féminin (zone de plongée) (vertical area from surface down)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La colonne d'eau est la zone où le plongeur monte et descend.

steering column

nom féminin (élément de véhicule)

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

sound column

nom féminin (enceinte verticale) (speaker)

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

dry riser

nom féminin (dispositif anti-incendie) (anti-fire dry pipe)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les colonnes sèches évitent d'avoir à déployer des tuyaux souples sur plusieurs étages.

spinal column

nom féminin (partie centrale de squelette)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les chordés sont les animaux possédant une colonne vertébrale.
Chordates are animals that have a spinal column.

backbone

nom féminin (figuré (élément principal de [qch]) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce châssis est la colonne vertébrale de trois modèles où viennent se greffer les éléments caractéristiques.
This frame forms the backbone of three models around which their individual features are built.

curvature of the spine

nom féminin (déformation vertébrale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Une déviation de la colonne vertébrale empêche de porter des charges lourdes.

in rows of two

locution adverbiale (en rang par paires)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Le professeur a demandé à ses élèves de se mettre en colonne par deux.

put into columns

locution verbale (faire se ranger en colonne)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

pillar drill, column drill

nom féminin (appareil d'atelier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La perceuse à colonne a remplacé la chignole et le vilebrequin.

get into lines + [number] abreast, get into rows + [number] abreast

locution verbale (se disposer en plusieurs colonnes)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Les élèves se mettent en colonnes par deux.
The pupils get into lines two abreast.

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