French Conversation · Level 50
74 words
French word
angle
Pronunciation
IPA/ɑ̃gl/
Meaning
- masculine nouncorner
Example
La lampe est dans l'angle.
The lamp is in the corner.
More examples
Pour comprendre le problème, il faut le voir sous un autre angle.
To understand the problem, it must be viewed from another angle.
Core concept
The pointed space created where two walls, edges, or faces come together, extending from a room corner to the corner of a street.
Common phrases
sous un autre angle
from another angle
angle de vue
point of view
Similar words
coin: A corner where two walls or surfaces meet, indoors or on a street.
côté: One side or position along an object or building.
bord: The edge or rim of an object.
Definition in French
Espace formé par la rencontre de deux surfaces ou de deux parois, comme le coin d'une pièce, d'un meuble ou d'un objet.
Word origin
French angle continues the Latin noun angulus through medieval French, with the same basic sense of a corner or bend.
Usage tips
- The fixed expression à l'angle de identifies the corner formed by a street, building, or other place, as in à l'angle de la rue.
Other meanings
- anglenoun
- perspectivenoun
Related words
- angulaireangularadjective