What does rime in French mean?

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

The word rime in French means rhyme, rhyme, rhyme with, go with wth, be a point to, write poetry, What's the point?, What's the point of that?, end rhyme, It doesn't make any sense, What's the idea with doing ?, What's doing all about?, What's the point in doing ?, Where's the sense in doing ?, Is there any point in doing ?, have neither rhyme nor reason, AABB rhyme, without rhyme or reason. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word rime

rhyme

nom féminin (répétition de sons)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les poèmes sont basés sur les rimes.
The poems are based around rhymes.

rhyme

verbe intransitif (avoir un son final identique)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Je préfère la poésie quand les mots riment.
I prefer poetry where the words rhyme.

rhyme with

verbe transitif indirect (avoir un son final identique)

Le mot « ordinateur » rime avec « ventilateur ».
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. The word "book" rhymes with "cook."

go with wth

verbe transitif indirect (figuré (se rapporter à [qch])

Paris rime avec Tour Eiffel.
Paris goes with the Eiffel Tower.

be a point to

verbe transitif indirect (figuré (avoir du sens)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La redevance télé : est-ce que ça rime encore à quelque chose ? Mais à quoi riment toutes ces disputes ?
Do these arguments serve any purpose?

write poetry

verbe intransitif (littéraire (faire des vers)

Il n'est pas si facile de rimer.

What's the point?, What's the point of that?

(familier, figuré (Pour quoi faire ?, Quel est le but ?)

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

end rhyme

nom masculin (composition de poème en rime) (poetry)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Avec des bouts-rimés, on compose un poème aux rimes imposées.

It doesn't make any sense

(cela n'a aucun sens)

What's the idea with doing ?, What's doing all about?

(Que signifie de faire [qch] ?)

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

What's the point in doing ?, Where's the sense in doing ?

(À quoi cela sert de faire [qch] ?)

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

Is there any point in doing ?

(cela a-t-il du sens)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Est-ce que ça rime à quelque chose de se disputer ainsi ?

have neither rhyme nor reason

locution verbale (être inexplicable)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Je ne comprends toujours pas, la conduite de Paul au cours de cette affaire n'a ni rime ni raison !
I still don't understand. There seems to be neither rhyme nor reason for Paul's behaviour in this matter.

AABB rhyme

nom féminin (rime de type AABB) (poetry)

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

without rhyme or reason

locution adverbiale (sans sens commun)

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

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