French word

pyramide

Pronunciation

IPA/piʁamid/

Meaning

  • feminine nounpyramid

Example

Les enfants construisent une pyramide de sable.

The children are building a sand pyramid.

Illustration for pyramide (pyramid)

More examples

Nous avons visité la pyramide de Gizeh hier.

We visited the Pyramid of Giza yesterday.

Core concept

A structure that narrows in successive layers from a broad base to a narrow top.

Common phrases

  • une pyramide de sable

    a pyramid of sand

  • une pyramide de cartes

    a pyramid of cards

  • la pyramide de Gizeh

    the Pyramid of Giza

Similar words

hiérarchie: A ranked system with authority or status distributed across levels.
structure: The way parts or elements are arranged and put together.
organisation: A coordinated system that groups people or tasks around a purpose.
échelle: A series of levels or positions arranged from low to high.

Definition in French

Disposition hiérarchique ou superposition d'éléments organisés en couches de largeur décroissante vers le sommet, par extension désignant aussi la forme géométrique ou le monument correspondant.

Word origin

French pyramide comes through Latin from Ancient Greek pyramis, and its use extends from pyramid-shaped structures to ordered hierarchies.

Usage tips

  • Pyramide is feminine, so the standard article is une pyramide, as in une pyramide de sable.

Related words

  • pyramidalpyramidaladjective

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