French Conversation · Level 88
60 words
French word
phase
Pronunciation
IPA/faz/
Meaning
- feminine nounstage
Example
La phase initiale du projet est terminée.
The project's initial stage is finished.
More examples
L'application entre en phase d'essai ce mois-ci.
The application enters the testing phase this month.
Core concept
A marked segment in an ongoing process, cycle, or changing state.
Common phrases
phase d'essai
testing phase
phase d'adaptation
adaptation phase
phase de croissance
growth phase
Similar words
étape: A step in an ordered process or sequence of actions.
période: A relatively long, bounded span of time.
moment: A brief, limited point in time.
stade: A distinct stage or level in a process of development or progress.
Definition in French
Période ou étape distincte d'un processus ou d'un développement, marquant un moment particulier dans l'évolution d'un projet, d'un cycle ou d'un état.
Word origin
French phase comes through Latin from Greek phasis, 'appearance', and developed the sense of a distinct stage in a process or cycle.
Usage tips
- Phase is feminine, so the standard form is une phase, and the final e is silent while the s is pronounced like z.
Other meanings
- phasenoun
- periodnoun
Opposites
- permanencepermanencenoun