Polyglot Dictionary

rond-point

/ʁɔ̃.pwɛ̃/

le noun A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
les ronds-points

Meaning

  1. roundabout

    • Tournez à droite au rond-point.

      Turn right at the roundabout.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

cercle

Close — a roundabout is literally circle-shaped.

Similar in other languages

German

Kreisverkehr

Kreisverkehr is the German word for the same thing — both mean "roundabout."

Spanish

rotonda

rotonda is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "roundabout."

Portuguese

rotatória

rotatória is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "roundabout."

Practice

1 What does rond-point mean?

2 Fill the gap: Tournez à droite au rond-___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches rond-point?

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