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rounding

/ˈɹaʊndɪŋ/

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verb

Arrondir

To shape something into a curve.

Examples :

"The carpenter rounded the edges of the table."

Le charpentier a arrondi les bords de la table.

appearance style

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verb

Arrondir, s'arrondir

To become shaped into a curve.

Examples :

"The sculptor was carefully rounding the sharp edges of the stone to create a smooth curve. "

Le sculpteur arrondissait soigneusement les bords tranchants de la pierre pour créer une courbe lisse.

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verb

Achever, compléter, remplir

(with "out") To finish; to complete; to fill out.

Examples :

"She rounded out her education with only a single mathematics class."

Elle a complété son éducation avec un seul cours de mathématiques.

action achievement business

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verb

Arrondir

To approximate a number, especially a decimal number by the closest whole number.

Examples :

"Ninety-five rounds up to one hundred."

Quatre-vingt-quinze s'arrondit à cent.

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verb

Contourner, arrondir

To turn past a boundary.

Examples :

"Helen watched him until he rounded the corner."

Hélène l'a regardé jusqu'à ce qu'il contourne le coin.

direction nautical math

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verb

S'en prendre à, attaquer

To turn and attack someone or something (used with on).

Examples :

"As a group of policemen went past him, one of them rounded on him, grabbing him by the arm."

Alors qu'un groupe de policiers passait devant lui, l'un d'eux s'en est pris à lui, le saisissant par le bras.

action military

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verb

Passer au marbre

To advance to home plate.

Examples :

"And the runners round the bases on the double by Jones."

Et les coureurs passent au marbre sur le double de Jones.

sport action game

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verb

Entourer, passer

To go round, pass, go past.

Examples :

"The bus was rounding the corner when I finally saw it. "

Le bus passait le coin quand je l'ai finalement vu.

direction action way

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verb

Entourer, encercler

To encircle; to encompass.

Examples :

"The hikers enjoyed the beautiful view, with mountains rounding the horizon. "

Les randonneurs ont apprécié la belle vue, avec des montagnes encerclant l'horizon.

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verb

Arrondir, parfaire

To grow round or full; hence, to attain to fullness, completeness, or perfection.

Examples :

"The team's morale is rounding out, reaching a point of high enthusiasm. "

Le moral de l'équipe s'arrondit, atteignant un point de grande enthousiasme.

appearance quality

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verb

Faire des tournées

To do ward rounds.

Examples :

"The doctor is rounding on her patients, checking on their progress and answering their questions. "

Le médecin fait des tournées auprès de ses patients, vérifiant leur état et répondant à leurs questions.

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verb

Faire une ronde, patrouiller

To go round, as a guard; to make the rounds.

Examples :

"The security guard is rounding the building every hour to make sure all the doors are locked. "

L'agent de sécurité fait une ronde autour du bâtiment toutes les heures pour s'assurer que toutes les portes sont verrouillées.

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verb

Tourner, faire le tour

To go or turn round; to wheel about.

Examples :

"The car was rounding the corner too fast, so the driver slowed down. "

La voiture négociait le virage trop vite, alors le conducteur a ralenti.

action direction way

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verb

Murmurer, chuchoter

To speak in a low tone; whisper; speak secretly; take counsel.

Examples :

"The students were rounding in the back of the classroom, trying to plan a surprise for their teacher without being overheard. "

Les élèves murmuraient au fond de la classe, essayant de préparer une surprise pour leur professeur sans être entendus.

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verb

Chuchoter, murmurer

To address or speak to in a whisper, utter in a whisper.

Examples :

""Worried about waking the baby, she was rounding into his ear asking if he was hungry." "

Inquiète de réveiller le bébé, elle lui a chuchoté à l'oreille pour lui demander s'il avait faim.

communication language sound

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noun

Arrondissement

The act by which a numerical value is rounded.

Examples :

"The rounding of the final exam scores was done by the teacher. "

L'arrondissement des notes de l'examen final a été fait par le professeur.

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noun

Arrondi

The numerical value obtained by this process.

Examples :

"The rounding to the nearest dollar resulted in a final price of $25. "

L'arrondi au dollar le plus proche a donné un prix final de 25 $.

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noun

Arrondissement

The act of making anything round, as the lips in pronouncing some vowels.

Examples :

"The language teacher demonstrated the correct rounding of her lips when pronouncing the vowel sound in the word "moon." "

Le professeur de langue a démontré l'arrondissement correct de ses lèvres lors de la prononciation du son vocalique dans le mot « lune ».

phonetics language word

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noun

Arrondissement, courbure

A rounded surface; a curve.

Examples :

"The park's playground had a smooth rounding at the top of the slide, making it safe for children. "

L'aire de jeux du parc avait un arrondissement lisse au sommet du toboggan, ce qui le rendait sûr pour les enfants.

appearance structure

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noun

Le cambrage

In bookbinding, the shaping of the folded and sewed sheets into a convex form at the back.

Examples :

"The bookbinder carefully checked the rounding of the spine before attaching the cover. "

Le relieur a soigneusement vérifié le cambrage du dos avant de fixer la couverture.

material writing technical building

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adjective

Arrondi, circulaire

Round or nearly round; becoming round; roundish.

Examples :

"The artist added a rounding touch to the edges of the square, softening its appearance. "

L'artiste a ajouté une touche arrondie aux bords du carré, adoucissant son apparence.