Cône (en. Cone)

/kɔn/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Three-dimensional shape with a circular base and a vertex.

The cone is a solid that can be found in many situations, such as a paper cup.

Le cône est un solide qui peut être trouvé dans de nombreuses situations, comme un gobelet en papier.

Pastry shaped like a cone filled with cream or ice cream.

I bought a vanilla ice cream cone from the vendor.

J'ai acheté un cône de glace à la vanille au marchand.

In botany, refers to the fruit of a conifer.

The cones of pine trees usually fall in the autumn.

Les cônes des sapins tombent généralement en automne.

From Latin 'conus', derived from Greek 'kônos'.

to be a cone

To be clumsy or weird.

être un cône

to have one's head in the cone

To be distracted or daydreaming.

avoir la tête dans le cône

ice cream cone

A pastry containing ice cream.

cône à glace

cylinder

Solid with a circular and uniform shape.

cylindre

pyramid

Solid with a polygonal base and triangular faces.

pyramide

sphere

Perfectly round geometric object.

sphère

Referring to a naive or not very intelligent person.

That guy is really a cone, he believes everything he is told.

Ce gars est vraiment un cône, il croit tout ce qu'on lui dit.

To designate something ridiculous.

Look at that outfit, it's really cone.

Regarde cette tenue, c'est vraiment cône.