French word

tôle

Pronunciation

IPA/tol/

Meaning

  • feminine nounsheet metal

Example

Le toit est en tôle.

The roof is made of sheet metal.

Illustration for tôle (sheet metal)

More examples

Il a vissé une plaque de tôle sur la porte.

He screwed a sheet-metal plate onto the door.

Core concept

A thin, flat metal sheet laid across a roof or shaped into a vehicle body or box.

Common phrases

  • plaque de tôle

    sheet-metal plate

  • toit en tôle

    sheet-metal roof

Similar words

feuille: A single, thin sheet of metal formed by rolling.
plaque: A flat, plate-like piece of material.

Definition in French

Feuille ou plaque métallique plate et mince employée comme matériau ou revêtement, par exemple pour les toits, les carrosseries ou des boîtes métalliques.

Word origin

Tôle comes through Old French tole from Latin tabula, meaning a board or tablet.

Usage tips

  • Tôle is feminine, so standard forms include la tôle and une tôle.

Other meanings

  • sheet ironnoun
  • tinplatenoun

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