What does degré in French mean?

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

The word degré in French means degree, level, grade, step, degree, degree, degree, degree, proof, percent proof, degree, literally, at face value, first, figuratively, second-degree burn, first-degree burn, second cousin, to a lesser extent, to a lesser degree, degree Celsius, degree of freedom, degree of relationship, a complete absence of , a complete lack of, degree-day, primary school teacher, secondary school teacher, canonical form second degree equation, first degree equation, quadratic equation, Fahrenheit, first-degree murder, second-degree polynomial, quadratic polynomial, literal sense, literal meaning, primary education, take literally, not take literally, not take at face value, irony, secondary education, third-degree, third-degree. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word degré

degree, level, grade, step

nom masculin (niveau)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il en est au premier degré de cette maladie.
He is in the first stage of the illness.

degree

nom masculin (point)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Son degré de stupidité est affligeant.
The degree of his stupidity is distressing.

degree

nom masculin (Géométrie : unité de mesure d'angle) (Geometry)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un angle droit mesure 90 degrés.
A right angle is 90 degrees.

degree

nom masculin (unité de mesure de température) (temperature)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Comment convertir des degrés Celsius en degrés Fahrenheit ?
How do you convert degrees Celsius into degrees Fahrenheit?

degree

nom masculin (degré Celsius) (often plural)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il devrait faire 20° aujourd'hui à Paris.
It is supposed to reach 20° in Paris today.

proof, percent proof

nom masculin (alcool : teneur en alcool) (alcohol)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En Russie, j'ai goûté une vodka à 42 degrés.
In Russia, I tried 42 percent proof vodka.

degree

nom masculin (Mathématiques) (Mathematics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Aujourd'hui, nous avons appris à résoudre des équations du second degré.
Today we learnt to solve second degree equations.

literally, at face value

locution adverbiale (au sens propre)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Mais oui, il faut prendre ce que je te dis au premier degré.

first

locution adverbiale (de la même génération) (relationship)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
C'est mon cousin au premier degré.
He's my first cousin.

figuratively

locution adverbiale (pas littéralement, ironiquement)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

second-degree burn

nom féminin (cloque, phlyctène) (injury)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le soleil peut provoquer des brûlures au 2e degré.

first-degree burn

nom féminin (brûlure superficielle) (injury)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'est une brûlure au premier degré, une pommade la soignera.

second cousin

(cousin issu de germain)

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

to a lesser extent, to a lesser degree

locution adverbiale (moins)

degree Celsius

nom masculin (unité de mesure de température)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'eau bout à 100 degrés Celsius (or: 100°C).

degree of freedom

nom masculin (marge d'action)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le degré de liberté peut être la marge que l'on a pour réaliser quelque chose.

degree of relationship

nom masculin (lien de parenté entre deux personnes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous sommes également cousins, mais pas au même degré de parenté.

a complete absence of , a complete lack of

nom masculin (compétence : nullité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Avec Frédéric, c'est le degré zéro de la motivation.

degree-day

nom masculin (différence de température)

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

primary school teacher

(instituteur) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pierre est un enseignant du premier degré à l'école du village.

secondary school teacher

(professeur de collège ou de lycée)

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

canonical form second degree equation

nom féminin (type d'équation mathématique) (mathematics)

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

first degree equation

nom féminin (égalité de proportionnalité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans une équation du premier degré, les puissances des inconnues sont de 1 ou 0.

quadratic equation

nom féminin (égalité à polynôme) (Mathematics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On apprend à résoudre les équations du second degré au lycée.

Fahrenheit

nom masculin (degré de température)

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

first-degree murder

nom masculin (meurtre prémédité) (homicide)

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

second-degree polynomial, quadratic polynomial

nom masculin (fonction à puissances de 2) (mathematics)

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

literal sense, literal meaning

nom masculin (sens propre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce que je te dis est au premier degré : cela se perçoit de façon évidente et doit être compris à la lettre.

primary education

nom masculin (France (enseignement primaire) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je vais enseigner en primaire l'année prochaine et je cherche donc des ressources pour le premier degré.

take literally

locution verbale (appliquer littéralement)

C'est fatigant parce que mon collègue prend tout ce que je dis au premier degré alors que moi, je plaisante.

not take literally, not take at face value

locution verbale (ne pas interpréter [qch] littéralement)

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

irony

nom masculin (ironie) (humour)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon voisin est un peu primaire et ne comprend pas le second degré.

secondary education

nom masculin (France (Enseignement : collège et lycée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je vais enseigner au collège l'année prochaine et je cherche donc des ressources pour le second degré.

third-degree

locution adjectivale (mathématiques : équation)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Une équation du troisième degré est une équation cubique.

third-degree

locution adjectivale (degré de brûlure)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Les brûlures du troisième degré sont les plus graves, elles détruisent toute la peau.

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