What does profondeur in French mean?

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

The word profondeur in French means depth, depth, depths, depth, profundity, intensity, profoundness, profundity, depth gauge, create depth, deeply, depth perception, depth of field, depth of focus, variety of products within the range. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word profondeur

depth

nom féminin (dimension du fond à la surface)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce gouffre a trente mètres de profondeur.
The depth of this abyss is thirty metres.

depth

nom féminin (dimension du bord vers le fond)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La commode fait 50 cm de profondeur.
The depth of the chest of drawers is 30 cm.

depths

nom féminin (lieu éloigné des bords)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Cette orchidée ne se trouve que dans les profondeurs de l'Amazonie.
This orchid is only found in the depths of the Amazon.

depth, profundity, intensity

nom féminin (intensité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La profondeur de son regard est impressionnante.
The depth of his gaze is impressive.

profoundness, profundity

nom féminin (pertinence, réflexion)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce raisonnement est d'une grande profondeur.
This reasoning is of great profundity.

depth gauge

nom masculin (instrument de mesure spécifique)

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

create depth

(figuré (enrichir, valoriser) (figurative)

deeply

locution adverbiale (figuré (sérieusement, complètement)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Il faut faire le ménage en profondeur dans ce garage.
We have to clean this garage from top to bottom.

depth perception

nom féminin (capacité à voir en trois dimensions.) (vision)

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

depth of field

nom féminin (photo : zone de prise de vue nette) (photography)

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

depth of focus

nom masculin (distance optique) (optics)

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

variety of products within the range

nom féminin (variété)

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

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