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ligne

line

noun LEEN-yuh Less Common

Also means

figure, outline

Usage Note

Ligne covers a wide range of meanings: a drawn line, a bus or metro route, a telephone line, and even one's figure or silhouette. Saying garder la ligne means to watch one's figure. The plural lignes often refers to written lines in a text.

Examples

"Le train suit cette ligne droite."

Natural Translation

The train follows this straight line.

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