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cadre.

frame (of a door or picture)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/kadʁ//kɑdʁ/

  1. frame (of a door or picture)

    masculine

  2. backbone (of an organization)

    masculine

  3. box, square (on a printed page)

    masculine

  4. executive, middle manager

    masculine

  5. scope, framework

    masculine

  6. cadre

    masculine

  7. context, parameters

    masculine

  8. frame

    masculine
    cadre en fibre de carbone

  9. environment, setting

    masculine
    cadre de vie
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr Proto-Italic *kʷettwōr Latin quattuor ▲ Latin quadrus Latin quadrōbf.? Latin quadrus Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Latin quadrum Italian quadrobor. French cadre Borrowed from Italian quadro (“framed painting, square”), from Latin quadrum, from quattuor (“four”). Cf. Old French querre, inherited from the same source; see also carre.

verb/kadʁ//kɑdʁ/

  1. inflection of cadrer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person

  2. inflection of cadrer: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr Proto-Italic *kʷettwōr Latin quattuor ▲ Latin quadrus Latin quadrōbf.? Latin quadrus Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Latin quadrum Italian quadrobor. French cadre Borrowed from Italian quadro (“framed painting, square”), from Latin quadrum, from quattuor (“four”). Cf. Old French querre, inherited from the same source; see also carre.

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