What does composé in French mean?

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

The word composé in French means blend, compound, compound, compound, mixed, made up of , composed of , consisting of, arrange, make up, compose, dial, compromise, be made up of, square with, devise, invent, create, construct, commentary, chemical compound, compound microscope, compound word, compound noun, compound eye, perfect tense, compound past, hyphenated first name. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word composé

blend

nom masculin (ensemble d'éléments différents)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette décoration est un composé d'objets hétéroclites.
The décor is a combination of diverse objects.

compound

nom masculin (chimie : mélange d'éléments)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les hydrocarbures sont des composés organiques.
Hydrocarbons are organic compounds.

compound

nom masculin (mot composé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'accord des composés comme « arc-en-ciel » est toujours compliqué en français.
In the French language, the agreement of compound nouns like 'arc-en-ciel' is always complicated.

compound

adjectif (Grammaire : mot formé de plusieurs mots)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Arc-en-ciel est un mot composé.
Rainbow is a compound word.

mixed

adjectif (formé de plusieurs choses)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Béatrice a préparé une salade composée pour le pique-nique.
Beatrice prepared a mixed salad for the picnic.

made up of , composed of , consisting of

(constitué de)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Notre entreprise a opté pour des ordinateurs principalement composés de matériel recyclable.
Our firm has chosen computers that are mainly made up of recyclable hardware.

arrange

verbe transitif (réaliser)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Avec les fleurs du jardin, je compose un bouquet.
I'm arranging a bouquet with the flowers from the garden.

make up

verbe transitif (constituer)

(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.")
Les enfants du village composent l'équipe de foot.
The football team consists of children from the village.

compose

verbe transitif (être compositeur) (music)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Mozart composa de nombreuses symphonies.
Mozart composed numerous symphonies.

dial

verbe transitif (taper : un numéro de téléphone)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Appelons maintenant Jean-Paul. Nous composons le numéro...
Let's call John Paul now. We're dialling the number ...

compromise

verbe intransitif (faire des concessions)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Il faut composer avec le nouveau règlement.
We will have to come to a compromise on the new regulations.

be made up of

(être formé de, constitué de)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Le salon se compose d'un canapé, d'un meuble télé et d'une bibliothèque.
The sitting room is made up of a sofa, a TV unit, and a bookcase.

square with

verbe intransitif (trouver un biais) (figurative)

(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.")
Dans cette affaire, il a fallu composer avec notre conscience.
We had to square this matter with our consciences.

devise, invent, create, construct

verbe transitif (adopter, emprunter)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
L'écrivain compose les personnages de son roman.
The writer devises the characters for his novel.

commentary

nom masculin (lycée : épreuve de français) (of a text)

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

chemical compound

nom masculin (élément chimique pur)

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

compound microscope

nom masculin (microscope multi-partite)

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

compound word

nom masculin (mot fait de plusieurs)

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

compound noun

nom masculin (nom composé de plusieurs autres) (Linguistics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce nom composé est difficile à traduire. Les noms composés s'écrivent souvent avec des tirets.

compound eye

nom masculin (Biologie animale (œil à facettes) (animal biology)

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

perfect tense, compound past

nom masculin (temps verbal composé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mettez cette phrase au présent au passé composé.
Put this present tense sentence into the perfect tense.

hyphenated first name

nom masculin (prénom fait de plusieurs)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Beaucoup de prénoms composés commencent par Jean ou Marie.

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