French Conversation · Level 1
82 words
French word
cube
Pronunciation
IPA/kyb/
Meaning
- masculine nouncube
Example
Il y a un cube sur la table.
There is a cube on the table.
More examples
Je plonge un cube de bouillon dans la soupe.
I dip a bouillon cube into the soup.
Core concept
A solid block enclosed by six equal square faces, with every edge the same length.
Common phrases
un cube de sucre
a sugar cube
un cube de bouillon
a bouillon cube
des cubes de glace
ice cubes
Similar words
boîte: A box-shaped container for storing objects.
bloc: A solid square block made from wood or plastic.
dé: A small numbered cube used in games of chance.
brique: A firm rectangular block used to build structures.
Definition in French
Solide polyédrique à six faces carrées égales, douze arêtes et huit sommets.
Word origin
French cube comes through Latin cubus from Ancient Greek kýbos, a word for a six-faced solid that also gave rise to the mathematical sense.
Usage tips
- The masculine noun takes le, and in mathematics le cube de trois means the cube of three, or three raised to the third power.