French Conversation · Level 84
59 words
French word
calcul
Pronunciation
IPA/kalkyl/
Meaning
- masculine nouncalculation
Example
Fais le calcul avant de payer.
Do the math before paying.
More examples
Elle a fait le calcul dans sa tête.
She did the calculation in her head.
Core concept
A written or mental operation that turns quantities into a final figure for a decision or payment.
Common phrases
faire le calcul
do the calculation
calcul mental
mental arithmetic
un calcul
a calculation
Similar words
résultat: A value or conclusion produced by a calculation or other process.
compte: A counted amount or a record of amounts, especially for payment.
addition: A calculation that combines numbers to find their sum.
total: The overall amount resulting from adding separate parts.
Definition in French
Action ou procédé consistant à manipuler des nombres ou des données pour obtenir un résultat chiffré, ou le résultat lui-même.
Word origin
The Latin noun calculus entered French as calcul with the sense of counting or computation, while its link to a small stone survives in the medical sense of a calculus.
Usage tips
- In faire le calcul, calcul can mean assessing costs, benefits, or consequences, not only performing arithmetic.