French word

cadrer

Pronunciation

IPA/kadʁe/

Meaning

  • verbframe

Example

Peux-tu cadrer la photo pour qu'on voie tout le bâtiment ?

Can you frame the photo so that we can see the whole building?

Illustration for cadrer (frame)

More examples

N'oublie pas de cadrer la photo avant de la publier.

Don't forget to frame the photo before publishing it.

Core concept

A frame that selects what belongs inside a picture, project, or discussion and fixes its boundaries and direction.

Common phrases

  • cadrer la photo

    frame the photo

  • cadrer un portrait

    frame a portrait

Similar words

définir: Makes the intended purpose or assigned roles explicit.
clarifier: Makes ambiguous points clear and understandable.
délimiter: Establishes the boundaries or extent of something.

Definition in French

Définir le périmètre, les limites ou l'orientation d'un projet, d'une discussion ou d'une idée afin d'assurer la cohérence.

Word origin

Cadrer is formed from French cadre, meaning 'frame', borrowed from Italian quadro and ultimately Latin quadrum, then extended from images to projects and discussions.

Usage tips

  • In professional French, cadrer un projet means to clarify its scope, aims, and conditions; encadrer instead commonly means to supervise or guide.

Other meanings

  • defineverb
  • matchverb

Opposites

  • décadrermove out of the frameverb

Related words

  • cadrageframingnoun
  • recadrerreframeverb
  • cadréframedadjective

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