French word

globe

Pronunciation

IPA/glɔb/

Meaning

  • masculine nounglobe

Example

Regarde ce globe sur la table.

Look at that globe on the table.

Illustration for globe (globe)

More examples

Elle pointe un pays sur le globe.

She points to a country on the globe.

Core concept

A small Earth sphere mounted on an axis, with countries and oceans curving around its surface.

Common phrases

  • globe terrestre

    terrestrial globe

  • mon globe

    my globe

Similar words

carte: A flat drawing of places and routes on paper or a screen.
planète: A large round body in space, including Earth.

Definition in French

Modèle sphérique représentant la Terre, généralement imprimé avec les pays et les océans et monté pour pouvoir tourner.

Word origin

French globe comes from Latin globus, meaning a round mass, through Old French and later developed the specific sense of a model of Earth.

Usage tips

  • Globe is masculine, so the usual phrase is un globe, and its final e is silent while the b is pronounced.

Other meanings

  • spherenoun
  • Earthnoun

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