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    Extrémité (en. End)

    /ɛk.tʁe.mi.te/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    noun
    Terminal part of a limb or an organ.
    The tip of his fingers was frozen.
    L'extrémité de ses doigts était gelée.
    State or position of maximum or extreme.
    He found himself at the extremity of the world.
    Il se retrouva à l'extrémité du monde.
    Limit or edge of a surface.
    The trees mark the extremity of the forest.
    Les arbres marquent l'extrémité de la forêt.

    Etymology

    Comes from the Latin 'extremitas', which means 'farthest part'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to the extreme
    to the greatest extent or to a maximum degree.
    à l'extrême
    at the extremity of
    indicating the end or limit of something.
    à l'extrémité de
    extremities
    the farthest parts of an object or a group.
    des extrémités

    Related Words

    upper extremity
    the highest part of a structure.
    extrémité supérieure
    lower extremity
    the lowest part of a structure.
    extrémité inférieure
    extreme
    which is at a very high or very low degree.
    extréme

    Slang Meanings

    Extreme limit
    We were really at the extremity of what we could bear.
    On était vraiment à l'extrémité de ce qu'on pouvait supporter.
    To the extreme
    He pushed the situation to the extreme.
    Il a poussé la situation à l'extrême.