What does septième in French mean?

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

The word septième in French means seventh, seventh, seventh, seventh, a seventh, one seventh, the seventh arrondissement, Year 6, seventeenth, seventeenth, seventeenth, a seventeenth, one seventeenth, the seventeenth, the seventeenth century, the seventeenth arrondissement, be in seventh heaven, take to seventh heaven, the seventh art, seventh heaven, cloud nine, seventh heaven, cloud nine, seventh heaven, twenty-seventh, twenty-seventh, twenty-seventh, a twenty-seventh, one twenty-seventh. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word septième

seventh

(de rang 7)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
C'est la septième fois que je vais à New York. // La construction de la Grande Mosquée de Kairouan a débuté au septième siècle (or: au VIIe siècle).
Construction began on the Great Mosque of Kairouan in the 7th century.

seventh

(contenu 7 fois dans un tout) (part, share)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Chaque enfant a reçu la septième partie des biens du donateur.
Each child received a seventh of the donor's property.

seventh

nom masculin et féminin (de rang numéro 7)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Damien est le septième à avoir trouvé la bonne réponse.
Damien is the seventh to have got the correct answer.

seventh, a seventh, one seventh

nom masculin (fraction) (fraction)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Seul un septième des élèves a réussi à l'examen.
Only a seventh of the students passed the exam.

the seventh arrondissement

nom masculin (arrondissement d'une ville) (in a city)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Martine habite dans le septième à Marseille.
Martine lives in Marseille's seventh arrondissement.

Year 6

nom féminin (France, vieux (ancien nom du CM2) (UK: age 10-11)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Autrefois, le certificat d'études primaire se passait en fin de septième.
In the old days, the certificate of primary education was taken at the end of Year 6.

seventeenth

(de rang 17)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
C'est déjà mon dix-septième déplacement professionnel depuis le début de l'année. // Louis XIV est né au dix-septième siècle (or: au XVIIe siècle).
Louis XIV was born in the 17th century.

seventeenth

(contenu 17 fois dans un tout) (share, part)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Nous recevrons la dix-septième partie de cet héritage.
We'll get a seventeenth share of the inheritance.

seventeenth, a seventeenth, one seventeenth

nom masculin (fraction) (fraction)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je n'ai touché qu'un dix-septième de la fortune de mon arrière-grand-père.

the seventeenth

nom masculin et féminin (en 17e position) (be)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Julien est le seizième à être arrivé.
Julian is the seventeenth to arrive.

the seventeenth century

nom masculin (XVIIe siècle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Louis XIV est né au dix-septième (1638).

the seventeenth arrondissement

nom masculin (arrondissement d'une ville)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Yvonne habite dans le dix-septième.
Yvonne lives in Paris's seventeenth arrondissement.

be in seventh heaven

(être très heureux) (figurative)

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

take to seventh heaven

locution verbale (amener [qqn] à l'orgasme) (figurative)

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

the seventh art

nom masculin (cinéma)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce festival s'adresse à tous les passionnés du septième art.

seventh heaven, cloud nine

nom masculin (figuré (paradis, euphorie) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les voisins sont au septième ciel depuis qu'ils ont gagné à la loterie.

seventh heaven, cloud nine

nom masculin (figuré (orgasme) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Marie a un amant formidable, il la fait toujours monter au septième ciel.

seventh heaven

nom masculin (religion : région des cieux) (Islam)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour les musulmans, à sa mort, Mahomet est monté au septième ciel.

twenty-seventh

adjectif (rang du nombre 27)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Le vingt-septième inscrit recevra un cadeau.

twenty-seventh

nom masculin et féminin (de rang 27)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ma sœur est arrivée vingt-septième au marathon de Paris.

twenty-seventh, a twenty-seventh, one twenty-seventh

nom masculin (fraction) (fraction)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un vingt-septième de la production a dû être jeté.

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