English–French

“meter” in French

French

Alsocompteur

Pronunciation

IPA/mɛtʁ/

Example

J'ai acheté un mètre de tissu.

I bought a meter of fabric.

Illustration for mètre (meter)

How to say “meter” in French

“Meter” in French is mètre.

A regular measure that sets out physical distance or the rhythm of a poem.

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

Example sentences with mètre

Le couloir fait à peine un mètre de large.

The corridor is barely one meter wide.

Tips for using mètre

  • After a quantity such as mètre, French normally uses de before the material measured, as in un mètre de tissu.

Other French words for “meter”

Le compteur d'électricité est en panne.

The electricity meter is broken.

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