French word

fuseau

Pronunciation

IPA/fyzo/

Meaning

  • masculine nountime zone

Example

Nous sommes dans le même fuseau horaire.

We're in the same time zone.

Illustration for fuseau (time zone)

More examples

Avant de voyager, vérifie ton fuseau horaire.

Before traveling, check your time zone.

Core concept

A spindle-shaped band stretching from north to south, with one shared clock setting across its length.

Common phrases

  • fuseau horaire

    time zone

  • changer de fuseau horaire

    change time zones

  • définir le fuseau horaire

    set the time zone

Similar words

zone horaire: The standard-time region officially used in an area.
décalage horaire: The time difference between two regions.
heure locale: The time shown by clocks in a particular place.
heure: The time of day.

Definition in French

Zone géographique étroite, déterminée par la longitude, où l'heure officielle est identique et souvent mentionnée comme « fuseau horaire ».

Word origin

The noun fuseau developed from Latin fusus through French, extending the image of a spindle to a narrow geographic band and then to a time zone.

Usage tips

  • French commonly says être dans le même fuseau horaire and changer de fuseau horaire when describing time-zone differences.

Other meanings

  • spindlenoun

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