courbe

/kuʁb/

la noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les courbes

Meaning

  1. curve

    • La route fait une courbe prononcée.

      The road has a sharp curve.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

curva

curva is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "curve."

Portuguese

curva

curva is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "curve."

Practice

1 What does courbe mean?

2 Fill the gap: La route fait une ___ prononcée.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches courbe?

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