les formes
Here you’ll find a complete list of shapes in French. Most of the words come from Latin and are almost the same in English! While most of the shapes take the masculine form please note that the words for pyramid and star are written in a form.
arrow | une flèche |
circle | un cecle |
...center | le centre |
...circumference | la circonférence |
...diameter | le diamètre |
...radius | le rayon |
...tangent | la tangente |
cone | un cône |
cross | une croix |
crescent | un croissant |
cube | un cube |
curve | une courbe |
cylinder | un cylindre |
decagon | un décagone |
diamond | un losange |
figure eight | un huit |
heptagon | un heptagone |
hexagon | un hexagon |
isosceles trapezoid | un trapèze isocèle |
line | une ligne |
...broken | brisée |
...curved | courbe |
...parallel | parallèle |
...perpendicular | perpendiculaire |
...segment | segmentée |
...straight | droite |
octagon | un octagone |
parallelogram | un parallélogramme |
pentagon | un pentagon |
polygon | un polygone |
rectangle | un rectangle |
point | un point |
pyramid | une pyramide |
rhombus | un rhombe |
square | un carré |
trapezoid | un trapèze |
triangle | un triangle |
...acute-angle | acutangle |
...equilateral | équilatéral |
...isosceles | isocèle |
...obtuse-angled | obtusangle |
...scalene | scalène |
star | une étoile |
It’s video time! Listen to the Learn French Shapes song!
Video source: Busy Beavers – Kids Learn ABCs 123s & More
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