What does virage in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word virage in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use virage in French.
The word virage in French means bend, turn, shift, cut a corner, negotiate a bend, take a bend, take a corner, turn a corner, hug a bend tightly, take a bend tightly, right-hand bend, right-hand corner, hairpin bend, tight bend, tight curve. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word virage
bend, turnnom masculin (tournant) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Les motocyclistes se penchent dans les virages. Motorcyclists lean into turns. |
shiftnom masculin (figuré (changement de direction) (figurative) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Le gouvernement a pris un virage social cet automne. The government made a shift in social policy this autumn. |
cut a cornerlocution verbale (tourner en empiétant sur l'autre file) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
negotiate a bend, take a bendlocution verbale (figuré (prendre un virage au mieux) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
take a cornerlocution verbale (route : aborder un virage) (vehicle) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
turn a cornerlocution verbale (figuré (changer radicalement) (figurative) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
hug a bend tightly, take a bend tightlylocution verbale (suivre l'intérieur du virage) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
right-hand bend, right-hand cornernom masculin (virage tournant à droite) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
hairpin bend(virage très serré) (UK) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
tight bend, tight curvenom masculin (virage qui tourne beaucoup) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
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