noun🔗ShareLigne, traitA path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight."The arrow descended in a curved line."La flèche est descendue en suivant une ligne courbe.markmathwritingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCorde, ficelleA rope, cord, string, or thread, of any thickness."The gardener used a strong line to tie the tomato plants to the fence. "Le jardinier a utilisé une corde solide pour attacher les plants de tomates à la clôture.materialthingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTuyau, conduiteA hose or pipe, of any size."a brake line"une conduite de freintechnicalutilityindustryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDirection, voieDirection, path."the line of sight"la ligne de miredirectionwayessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLigne, filThe wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection."I tried to make a call, but the line was dead."J'ai essayé de passer un appel, mais la ligne était morte.technologycommunicationinternetelectronicssignaldeviceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCorde à linge, filA clothesline."My mom hung the laundry on the clothesline to dry. "Ma mère a accroché le linge sur la corde à linge pour le faire sécher.utilityitemthingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLettreA letter, a written form of communication."Drop me a line."Écris-moi.communicationwritinglanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLigne, réseauA connected series of public conveyances, as a roadbed or railway track; and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc."a line of stages"Une ligne d'étapesvehiclebusinessservicesystemindustryorganizationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTranchée, ligne de frontA trench or rampart, or the non-physical demarcation of the extent of the territory occupied by specified forces."The army's line stretched across the entire valley, marking the border of their territory. "La ligne de l'armée s'étendait sur toute la vallée, marquant la frontière de leur territoire.militarywarpositionareagovernmentnationgeographyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLimite, contour, démarcationThe exterior limit of a figure or territory: a boundary, contour, or outline; a demarcation."The line between the school playground and the park is a low fence. "La limite entre la cour de récréation de l'école et le parc est une basse clôture.figureareageographypropertymathessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMètre rubanA long tape or ribbon marked with units for measuring; a tape measure."My dad used the measuring line to check how long the garden fence needed to be. "Mon père a utilisé le mètre ruban pour vérifier la longueur nécessaire de la clôture du jardin.utilityitemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCorde, filA measuring line or cord."The carpenter used a long line to measure the length of the new window frame. "Le charpentier a utilisé une longue corde pour mesurer la longueur du nouveau cadre de fenêtre.materialutilityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTerrain, parcelleThat which was measured by a line, such as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode."The farmer surveyed the field's line, marking the boundary of his new property. "L'agriculteur a arpenté la parcelle du champ, marquant la limite de sa nouvelle propriété.propertyplaceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRide, ligneA threadlike crease or wrinkle marking the face, hand, or body; hence, a characteristic mark."The lines around her eyes showed how much she had laughed. "Les rides autour de ses yeux montraient combien elle avait ri.appearancebodymarkessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTrait, caractéristiqueLineament; feature; figure (of one's body)."Her strong jawline was a noticeable feature of her face. "Sa mâchoire carrée était un trait notable de son visage.bodyappearanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFile, rangéeA more-or-less straight sequence of people, objects, etc., either arranged as a queue or column and often waiting to be processed or dealt with, or arranged abreast of one another in a row (and contrasted with a column), as in a military formation."The line forms on the right."La file se forme sur la droite.groupmilitaryorganizationpositionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareL'infanterie de ligneThe regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery etc."The army's line troops were responsible for defending the border. "L'infanterie de ligne de l'armée était responsable de la défense de la frontière.militarywaressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLignée, lignage, descendanceA series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; compare lineage."My line of ancestors included many talented artists. "Ma lignée d'ancêtres comprenait de nombreux artistes talentueux.familyracehistoryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLigneA small amount of text. Specifically:"The doctor's note contained a short line about my needing rest. "Le mot du médecin contenait une courte ligne concernant mon besoin de repos.languagewritingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLigne de conduite, orientation, domaineCourse of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity."The company's new line of environmental policies aims to reduce waste. "La nouvelle ligne de conduite de l'entreprise en matière de politiques environnementales vise à réduire les déchets.wayjobbusinessindustrypoliticsphilosophyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLigne, positionThe official, stated position (or set of positions) of an individual or group, particularly a political or religious faction."Remember, your answers must match the party line."N'oubliez pas, vos réponses doivent correspondre à la ligne du parti.politicsreligiondoctrinepositiongroupstatementessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGamme, ligneA set of products or services sold by a business, or by extension, the business itself."How many buses does the line have?"Combien de bus la ligne a-t-elle ?businesscommerceeconomyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareNombre d'actionsA number of shares taken by a jobber."The stockbroker placed a line of 100 shares. "Le courtier a placé un nombre de 100 actions.businessfinanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLigneA measure of length:"The length of the table's edge is one meter, a precise line measurement. "La longueur du bord de la table est d'un mètre, une mesure de ligne précise.mathphysicsfigureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMaxwell, unité de flux magnétiqueA maxwell, a unit of magnetic flux."The experiment measured the magnetic field strength in lines of flux. "L'expérience a mesuré l'intensité du champ magnétique en lignes de flux.physicsunitessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLa boîte du frappeur(1800s, with "the") The batter’s box."The baseball player carefully stepped into the batter's line. "Le joueur de baseball est entré prudemment dans la boîte du frappeur.sportgameessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLigne, positionThe position in which the fencers hold their swords."The fencer took a firm line before attacking. "L'escrimeur a pris une position ferme avant d'attaquer.sportweaponpositionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAlignement, réglageProper relative position or adjustment (of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working)."the engine is in line / out of line"Le moteur est aligné / désaligné.technicalmachinefunctionsystemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLigne, traceA small path-shaped portion or serving of a powdery illegal drug, especially cocaine."The dealer offered him a small line of cocaine. "Le dealer lui a proposé une petite ligne de cocaïne.substanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareInstruction, doctrineInstruction; doctrine."The teacher's lecture outlined the party's line on environmental protection. "La conférence du professeur a exposé la ligne du parti en matière de protection de l'environnement.doctrinereligionphilosophytheologyeducationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLignée cellulairePopulation of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup."The scientist studied the cell line to understand how it grows and changes. "Le scientifique a étudié la lignée cellulaire pour comprendre comment elle croît et change.biologymedicineorganismessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLigne de perfusion(perfusion line) a set composed of a spike, a drip chamber, a clamp, a Y-injection site, a three-way stopcock and a catheter."The nurse carefully connected the perfusion line to the patient's IV port. "L'infirmière a soigneusement connecté la ligne de perfusion au site IV du patient.medicinepartdeviceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLigne d'attaqueA group of forwards that play together."The hockey team's top line scored three goals in the game. "La ligne d'attaque de l'équipe de hockey a marqué trois buts dans le match.sportgroupessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCathéterA vascular catheter."line sepsis"Sepsis du cathétermedicinetechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAligner, rangerTo place (objects) into a line (usually used with "up"); to form into a line; to align."to line troops"Aligner les troupes.actionorganizationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAligner, renforcer, fortifierTo place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding; to fortify."to line works with soldiers"Aligner des travaux avec des soldats.militarywaractionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareS'aligner le long deTo form a line along."The students lined up at the cafeteria entrance. "Les élèves se sont alignés à l'entrée de la cafétéria.positionactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareLigner, tracer des lignesTo mark with a line or lines, to cover with lines."to line a copy book"ligner un cahiermarkwritingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDelineer, tracerTo represent by lines; to delineate; to portray."The artist meticulously lined the contours of the bird with a fine black pen. "L'artiste a méticuleusement tracé les contours de l'oiseau avec un fin stylo noir.artstyleessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareLire ou répéter ligne par ligneTo read or repeat line by line."to line out a hymn"lire un hymne ligne par lignelanguageliteraturecommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFrapper une balle en ligneTo hit a line drive; to hit a line drive which is caught for an out. Compare fly and ground."Jones lined to left in his last at-bat."Jones a frappé une balle en ligne vers la gauche lors de son dernier passage au bâton.sportessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharesuivreTo track (wild bees) to their nest by following their line of flight."The beekeeper lined the bees to find their hidden hive. "L'apiculteur a suivi les abeilles pour trouver leur ruche cachée.animalnaturesciencebiologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMesurerTo measure."The teacher asked the students to line the length of the desk with centimeter rulers. "Le professeur a demandé aux élèves de mesurer la longueur du bureau avec des règles graduées en centimètres.mathtechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLinFlax; linen, particularly the longer fiber of flax."The seamstress used strong linen line to stitch the quilt. "La couturière a utilisé du fil de lin solide pour coudre la courtepointe.materialplantagricultureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDoublir, tapisserTo cover the inner surface of (something), originally especially with linen."The bird lines its nest with soft grass."L'oiseau double son nid avec de l'herbe tendre.materialstructureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEncollerTo reinforce (the back of a book) with glue and glued scrap material such as fabric or paper."To prepare the old photo album for the family reunion, she lined the back cover with colorful fabric scraps. "Pour préparer le vieil album photo pour les retrouvailles familiales, elle a encollé la couverture arrière avec des chutes de tissu colorées.materialwritingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGarnir, approvisionnerTo fill or supply (something), as a purse with money."to line the shelves"garnir les étagèresbusinessfinanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareS'accoupler avec(of a dog) To copulate with, to impregnate."The dog lined the female dog last night. "Le chien s'est accouplé avec la chienne la nuit dernière.animalsexbiologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading