noun🔗ShareColonnesA solid upright structure designed usually to support a larger structure above it, such as a roof or horizontal beam, but sometimes for decoration."The front porch of the old house was supported by four white columns. "Le porche de l'ancienne maison était soutenu par quatre colonnes blanches.architecturebuildingstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareColonnesA vertical line of entries in a table, usually read from top to bottom."The spreadsheet had three columns: one for names, one for addresses, and one for phone numbers. "La feuille de calcul avait trois colonnes : une pour les noms, une pour les adresses et une pour les numéros de téléphone.computingstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareColonne, convoiA body of troops or army vehicles, usually strung out along a road."The news reported that columns of tanks were moving toward the border. "Les informations ont rapporté que des colonnes de chars se dirigeaient vers la frontière.militaryvehiclewaractiongrouptrafficChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareColonnesA body of text meant to be read line by line, especially in printed material that has multiple adjacent such on a single page."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.mediawritingcommunicationliteratureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareColonneA unit of width, especially of advertisements, in a periodical, equivalent to the width of a usual column of text."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.mediabusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareChronique(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."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.mediawritingcommunicationstyleliteratureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareColonnes, piliersSomething having similar vertical form or structure to the things mentioned above, such as a spinal column."The doctor examined the patient's X-ray, looking for any problems with the columns of vertebrae in his back. "Le médecin a examiné la radiographie du patient, à la recherche de problèmes avec les colonnes vertébrales de son dos.architectureanatomybodypartstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareColonnes, gynostèmeThe gynostemium""The orchid's delicate flowers had unusual columns, each uniquely shaped within its gynostemium." "Les fleurs délicates de l'orchidée avaient des colonnes inhabituelles, chacune de forme unique au sein de son gynostème.biologyanatomyplantorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareColonne, colonne de séparation(chemistry) An object used to separate the different components of a liquid or to purify chemical compounds."The chemistry lab uses columns to separate the different pigments in plant leaves. "Le laboratoire de chimie utilise des colonnes pour séparer les différents pigments dans les feuilles des plantes.chemistrydeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading