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/ˈkɑljəm/ /ˈkɒləm/

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noun

Colonne

A solid upright structure designed usually to support a larger structure above it, such as a roof or horizontal beam, but sometimes for decoration.

Examples :

"The house's front porch had a row of sturdy wooden columns supporting the roof. "

Le porche de la maison avait une rangée de colonnes en bois robustes soutenant le toit.

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Colonne

A vertical line of entries in a table, usually read from top to bottom.

Examples :

"The student wrote her name in the first column of the attendance sheet. "

L'étudiante a écrit son nom dans la première colonne de la feuille de présence.

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noun

Colonne, convoi

A body of troops or army vehicles, usually strung out along a road.

Examples :

"The marching band's column snaked its way down the street. "

La colonne de l'harmonie se faufilait dans la rue.

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Colonne

A body of text meant to be read line by line, especially in printed material that has multiple adjacent such on a single page.

Examples :

"It was too hard to read the text across the whole page, so I split it into two columns."

Il était trop difficile de lire le texte sur toute la page, alors je l'ai divisé en deux colonnes.

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noun

Colonne

A unit of width, especially of advertisements, in a periodical, equivalent to the width of a usual column of text.

Examples :

"Each column inch costs $300 a week; this ad is four columns by three inches, so will run $3600 a week."

Chaque pouce-colonne coûte 300 $ par semaine ; cette publicité fait quatre colonnes sur trois pouces, elle coûtera donc 3600 $ par semaine.

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Chronique

(by extension) A recurring feature in a periodical, especially an opinion piece, especially by a single author or small rotating group of authors, or on a single theme.

Examples :

"His initial foray into print media was as the author of a weekly column in his elementary-school newspaper."

Ses premiers pas dans la presse écrite ont été en tant qu'auteur d'une chronique hebdomadaire dans le journal de son école primaire.

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noun

Colonne

Something having similar vertical form or structure to the things mentioned above, such as a spinal column.

Examples :

"The building's central support structure is a strong, tall column of reinforced concrete. "

La structure de support centrale du bâtiment est une colonne haute et solide en béton armé.

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Colonne

The gynostemium

Examples :

"The orchid's column is a fascinating structure. "

La colonne de l'orchidée est une structure fascinante.

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Colonne, colonne de séparation

(chemistry) An object used to separate the different components of a liquid or to purify chemical compounds.

Examples :

"The scientist used a column to separate the different colored dyes in the ink. "

Le scientifique a utilisé une colonne pour séparer les différents colorants de l'encre.

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