English–French

“dotted line” in French

French

Pronunciation

IPA/pwɛ̃tije/

Example

Suivez le pointillé pour sortir.

Follow the dotted line to get out.

Illustration for pointillé (dotted line)

How to say “dotted line” in French

“Dotted line” in French is pointillé.

An interrupted row of small marks that guides the eye along a division or limit.

Full entry for pointillé: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with pointillé

Attention, le pointillé marque la limite de la zone piétonne.

Be careful, the dotted line marks the boundary of the pedestrian zone.

Tips for using pointillé

  • In descriptions, ligne en pointillés and trait pointillé use pointillé in different grammatical constructions, so number and gender depend on the phrase.

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