English–French

“loom” in French

French

Pronunciation

IPA/pʁofile/

Example

Des difficultés se profilent à l'horizon.

Difficulties are looming on the horizon.

Illustration for profiler (loom)

How to say “loom” in French

“Loom” in French is profiler.

An indistinct trend gradually taking a recognizable shape.

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

Example sentences with profiler

Dans les résultats, une tendance se profile clairement.

In the results, a trend is clearly emerging.

Tips for using profiler

  • Profiler can also be transitive in the literal sense of drawing or showing a profile, but the emerging-meaning use is chiefly pronominal: se profiler.

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