French Conversation · Level 61
71 words
French word
pointillé
Pronunciation
IPA/pwɛ̃tije/
Meaning
- masculine noundotted line
Example
Suivez le pointillé pour sortir.
Follow the dotted line to get out.
More examples
Attention, le pointillé marque la limite de la zone piétonne.
Be careful, the dotted line marks the boundary of the pedestrian zone.
Core concept
An interrupted row of small marks that guides the eye along a division or limit.
Common phrases
le pointillé du plan
the dotted line on the map
suivre le pointillé jaune
follow the yellow dotted line
Similar words
ligne: A single unbroken line marking a path, boundary, or position.
point: A small dot placed to mark a location or a particular point.
tiret: A short horizontal stroke used to divide words or phrases in text.
Definition in French
Désigne un trait constitué de points ou de courtes marques séparées, utilisé pour indiquer une limite ou une séparation sans être un trait continu.
Word origin
Pointillé comes from pointiller, a verb built on point, while point descends through Old French from Latin punctum, meaning a prick or point.
Usage tips
- In descriptions, ligne en pointillés and trait pointillé use pointillé in different grammatical constructions, so number and gender depend on the phrase.
Other meanings
- dashed linenoun
- dottedadjective
Opposites
- ligne continuecontinuous linenoun
Related words
- pointillédottedadjective