Grammatical class

Adjective

aigu

sharp, pointy

Details

Syllables

ai-gu

Phonetics

e.gy

Grammatical class

Adjective

Freq. (books)

15111

Freq. (movies)

41413

Freq. (news)

20162

Sentences

John a un sens aigu de l'art.

John has a fine sense of art.

A1

Les chiens ont un sens aigu de l'odorat.

Dogs have a keen sense of smell.

A1

Il a un don aigu de l'observation mais il est laconique.

His observation is sharp, but he says very little.

A1

Le train poussa un cri aigu, tandis qu'il pénétrait dans le tunnel.

The train gave a shrill scream as it entered the tunnel.

A1

Tu as un sens aigu de l'orientation.

You have a keen sense of direction.

A2

Tom a un sens aigu des responsabilités.

Tom has a strong sense of responsibility.

A2

Daniel est mort d'un stress aigu.

Daniel died from acute stress.

B1

Tom ne sait pas jouer un sol aigu à la trompette, mais il peut faire un fa.

Tom can't play a high G on his trumpet, but he can play an F.

B1

Ziri poussa un cri aigu.

Ziri shrieked.

B2

Par définition, un angle aigu est inférieur à 90 degrés.

By definition, an acute angle is less than 90 degrees.

B2

Les quatres autres e, i, u, oeu sont aiguës.

The other four e, i, u, oeu are front.

C2