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/ˈtɹaɪəŋɡəl/ /ˈtɹaɪˌæŋɡəl/

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Triangle

A polygon with three sides and three angles.

Examples :

"The construction paper shape was a triangle. "

La forme en papier de construction était un triangle.

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Équerre

Examples :

"My geometry teacher used a triangle to demonstrate how to measure angles. "

Mon professeur de géométrie a utilisé une équerre pour démontrer comment mesurer les angles.

stationery math

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Triangle

A percussion instrument made by forming a metal rod into a triangular shape which is open at one angle. It is suspended from a string and hit with a metal bar to make a resonant sound.

Examples :

"The music teacher brought out the triangle and demonstrated how to play it. "

Le professeur de musique a sorti le triangle et a montré comment en jouer.

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Triangle

(cue sports) A triangular piece of equipment used for gathering the balls into the formation required by the game being played.

Examples :

"The cue sports player carefully used the triangle to arrange the balls for the next game. "

Le joueur de billard a utilisé avec soin le triangle pour arranger les boules pour la prochaine partie.

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Triangle amoureux

A love triangle.

Examples :

"Sarah's love triangle with Tom and David is making school difficult for her. "

Le triangle amoureux de Sarah avec Tom et David rend l'école difficile pour elle.

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Triangle

(systemics) The structure of systems composed with three interrelated objects.

Examples :

"The triangle of my family – my mother, father, and me – has been under a lot of stress lately. "

Le triangle de ma famille – ma mère, mon père et moi – a subi beaucoup de stress ces derniers temps.

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Équerre triangulaire

A draughtsman's square in the form of a right-angled triangle.

Examples :

"The architect used a triangle to ensure the right angle in the corner of the new room. "

L'architecte a utilisé une équerre triangulaire pour garantir l'angle droit dans le coin de la nouvelle pièce.

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Carcan

A frame formed of three poles stuck in the ground and united at the top, to which people were bound when undergoing corporal punishment.

Examples :

"The village elders used a triangle to punish the disobedient children. "

Les anciens du village utilisaient le carcan pour punir les enfants désobéissants.

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Papillons du genre Graphium

Any of various large papilionid butterflies of the genus Graphium.

Examples :

"The butterfly expert identified the large, colorful butterfly as a triangle. "

L'expert en papillons a identifié le grand papillon coloré comme un papillon du genre Graphium.

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Triangle de raccordement

A triangular formation of railway tracks, with a curve on at least one side.

Examples :

"The train tracks formed a triangle, with a gentle curve on the right side. "

Les voies ferrées formaient un triangle de raccordement, avec une légère courbe sur le côté droit.

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