What does surface in French mean?

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

The word surface in French means surface, surface, surface, area, surface area, size, surface, standing, status, penalty area, level, plane, on the surface, surface water, on the surface, on the surface, surface, surface, supermarket, hypermarket, superstore, store with a surface area of over 400 m², supermarket, resurface, come back to the point, get back on top of things, resurface, resurface, all over the globe, total cultivated area, floor area, body surface, contact area, control surface, penalty area, sales area, retail area, financial base, living area, rental area, flat surface, plane surface, net usable area, cleaner, surface treatment. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word surface

surface

nom féminin (partie au contact de l'air)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La surface du miroir est rayée.
The surface of the mirror is scratched.

surface

nom féminin (niveau supérieur du sol)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Des gens extraordinaires ont parcouru la surface de cette planète. Après d'angoissantes heures bloqué sous terre, le jeune spéléologue avait hâte de remonter à la surface.
Some extraordinary people have walked the surface of this planet. After several nerve-racking hours trapped underground, the young potholer couldn't wait to get back up to the surface.

surface

nom féminin (niveau supérieur de l'eau)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les bulles remontent à la surface de l'eau. Après plusieurs minutes, le plongeur remonta à la surface.
Bubbles rise to the surface of the water. After several minutes, the diver rises to the surface.

area, surface area, size

nom féminin (aire, superficie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Calculez la surface de ce rectangle de 3 cm de long sur 2 cm de large. Le jardin a une bonne surface de 500m², mais le salon, avec sa surface de 15m², me semble bien trop petit pour accueillir ma famille.
Calculate the area of this rectangle, which is 3 cm long and 2 cm wide. The garden has a surface area of at least 500 square meters, but the living room, with its area of 15 square meters, seems much too small for my family.

surface

nom féminin (figuré (apparence) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il ne faut pas se fier à la surface simple de cette affaire.
You need to look beneath the surface of this business.

standing, status

nom féminin (richesse, fonds propres)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette entreprise a acquis une certaine surface financière.
This company has acquired a certain financial status.

penalty area

nom féminin (Foot : surface de réparation) (football)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Et faute dans la surface sur le défenseur brésilien !

level, plane

verbe transitif (créer une surface régulière)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Avant de poser le carrelage, il faut surfacer l'espace.
It's necessary to level the area before laying the tiling.

on the surface

locution adverbiale (sur le dessus de l'eau)

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

surface water

nom féminin pluriel (eaux de ruissellement) (Hydrology)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les eaux de surface sont de l'eau qui stagne à la surface de l'écorce terrestre.

on the surface

locution adverbiale (au dessus)

on the surface

locution adverbiale (figuré (en apparence)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
En surface, on pouvait penser que Damien était un jeune homme superficiel alors qu'en fait, il était très profond.

surface

locution verbale (sous-marin : émerger) (from underwater)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Touché par une mine, le sous-marin dut faire surface d'urgence.
Damaged by a mine, the submarine had to surface as a matter of urgency.

surface

locution verbale (reprendre le dessus) (figurative)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Après 2 mois de déprime, elle a enfin fait surface.
After two months of depression, she finally surfaced.

supermarket, hypermarket, superstore

nom féminin (supermarché)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ces derniers temps, les gens ont tendance à délaisser les grandes surfaces pour revenir aux commerces de proximité.
Recently, the trend has become to shop at small, local businesses instead of going to supermarkets.

store with a surface area of over 400 m²

nom féminin (France (magasin de plus de 400 m²)

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

supermarket

nom féminin (supermaché de proximité)

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

resurface

locution verbale (sous-marin : revenir à la surface) (from underwater)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

come back to the point

locution verbale (figuré (revenir à l'ordre du jour)

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

get back on top of things

locution verbale (figuré (reprendre la main sur les choses) (figurative)

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

resurface

locution verbale (venir à fleur d'eau)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Le plongeur est remonté à la surface au bout d'un quart d'heure.

resurface

locution verbale (figuré (ressurgir) (figurative)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Après quelques séances avec le psy, tous les souvenirs que Christian avait refoulés sont remontés à la surface.

all over the globe

locution adverbiale (partout)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Sur Mars, la terre est rougeâtre sur toute la surface du globe.

total cultivated area

nom féminin (déclaration foncière agricole)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il vend ses terrains pour bâtir des logements et diminue sa surface agricole utile.

floor area

nom féminin (surface occupée au sol)

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

body surface

nom féminin (Homme : peau)

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

contact area

nom féminin (partie en contact avec [qch])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La surface de contact d'un pneu de voiture est équivalente à quatre cartes postales.

control surface

nom féminin (musique : dispositif de commande) (Music)

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

penalty area

nom féminin (Foot : partie du terrain devant les buts) (Soccer)

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

sales area, retail area

nom féminin (zone dévolue à la vente)

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

financial base

nom féminin (patrimoine net)

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

living area

nom féminin (surface où l'on peut vivre)

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

rental area

nom féminin (surface utile + les communs)

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

flat surface, plane surface

nom féminin (surface sans relief)

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

net usable area

nom féminin (logement : espace habitable)

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

cleaner

([qqn] chargé du ménage)

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

surface treatment

nom masculin (opération modifiant la surface d'un matériau)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le décapage est un traitement de surface.

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