French word

degré

Pronunciation

IPA/dəgʁe/

Meaning

  • masculine noundegree

Example

Il fait dix degrés aujourd'hui.

It is ten degrees today.

Illustration for degré (degree)

More examples

Le vin a douze degrés d'alcool.

The wine has twelve degrees of alcohol.

Core concept

One notch along a scale that locates a value, angle, temperature, or intensity.

Common phrases

  • degrés Celsius

    degrees Celsius

  • degrés d'alcool

    degrees of alcohol

Similar words

niveau: A position on a scale indicating a standard, ability level, or stage.
température: A measure of how hot or cold the air or an object is.

Definition in French

Un degré est l'unité qui marque un intervalle sur une échelle, utilisée pour indiquer la température, l'angle ou le niveau d'intensité.

Word origin

The noun derives through Old French degré from Latin gradus, meaning a step, and its sense extended from a stage to a unit of measurement.

Usage tips

  • The final é in degré has the vowel sound of French -er, while the plural degrés has the same pronunciation.

Other meanings

  • anglenoun
  • stagenoun

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