Fontes (en. Fonts)

/fɔ̃t/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

A collection of coins often in disarray.

He found fontes under the couch.

Il a trouvé des fontes sous le canapé.

Sets of coins, often used in gambling games.

The fontes were all mixed up in the bag.

Les fontes étaient toutes mêlées dans le sac.

In metallurgy, fontes refers to ferrous alloys.

The manufacturer uses fontes to produce mechanical parts.

Le fabricant utilise des fontes pour produire des pièces mécaniques.

From Latin 'fons', which means source or spring of water.

to put in the fontes

To be in disorder or mixed up.

mettre dans les fontes

to make fontes

To create significant disorder with objects.

faire des fontes

bottoms of fontes

The remains or residues of a disordered mix.

fonds de fontes

source

A place where something originates.

source

resource

A stock that can be used.

ressource

Total disorder.

This corner is in fontes; it needs to be tidied up.

Ce coin est en fontes, il faut ranger ça.

A confusing mix.

His desk looks like fontes after the meeting.

Son bureau ressemble à des fontes après la réunion.