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Weights & Measures Vocabulary

Weights & Measures Vocabulary

Les unités de poids et de mesure

This page contains a list of vocabulary for weights and measures covering both the metric and imperial systems. In French, a pound is “une livre” a kilometer is “un kilomètre”. The list covers area, length, speed, volume and weight.

Weights and measures

Le système métrique

Area – la surface, la superficie

  • hectare un hectare
  • square centimeter un centimètre carré
  • square kilometer un kilomètre carré
  • square meter un mètre carré
  • square millimeter un millimètre carré

Length – la longeur

  • centimeter un centimètre
  • kilometer un kilomètre
  • meter un mètre
  • millimeter un millimètre

Volume – le volume

  • cubic centimeter un centimètre cubique
  • cubic kilometer un kilomètre cubique
  • cubic meter un mètre cubique
  • liter un litre

Weight – le poids

  • gram un gramme
  • hectogram un hectogramme
  • kilogram un kilogramme

Imperial system – le système impérial

  • mile un mile
  • yard un yard (une verge)
  • foot un pied
  • quart un quart de gallon
  • gallon un gallon
  • pint une pinte
  • ounce une once
  • cup une tasse
  • fluid ounce un once liquide
  • pound une livre
  • stone 6,35 kilogrammes

Speed – la vitesse

  • velocity la vélocity
  • per hour à l’heure
  • per minute à la minute
  • per second à la seconde

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David Issokson is a lifelong language learner and speaks over seven languages. Of all the languages he speaks, he's the most passionate about French! David has helped hundreds of students to improve their French in his private lessons. When not teaching or writing his French Word of the Day lessons, David enjoys his time skiing, hiking and mountain biking in Victor, Idaho.

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