What does pointillé in French mean?

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

The word pointillé in French means dotted line, stippling, draw in stipple, quibble over, dot, dotted, with a dotted line, using a dotted line, fragmented, disjointed. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word pointillé

dotted line

nom masculin (ligne en petits points)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le sachet doit être découpé en suivant les pointillés.
The packet should be cut along the perforated lines.

stippling

nom masculin (dessin en petits points) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il faut beaucoup de patience pour réaliser des pointillés.
It takes a lot of patience to do stippling.

draw in stipple

verbe intransitif (dessiner avec des points)

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

quibble over

verbe transitif (familier (chicaner)

Ce spécialiste pointille sur toute chose, il est insupportable.

dot

verbe transitif (faire un ligne avec des points) (a line)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Les graveurs pointillent les écussons.

dotted

locution adjectivale (trait : discontinu)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Dans le graphique, la courbe en pointillé montre la croissance théorique au cours des cinq prochaines années.

with a dotted line, using a dotted line

locution adverbiale (discontinûment)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Dessinez deux cercles en pointillé.

fragmented, disjointed

locution adverbiale (figuré (non continu, par épisodes)

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

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