Grammatical class
Noun
colonne
(architecture) column, pillar (cylindrical part of a structure, for support)
Details
Syllables
co-lon-ne
Phonetics
ko.lɔn
Grammatical class
Noun
Freq. (books)
2060
Freq. (movies)
4046
Freq. (news)
9808
Sentences
J'ai trouvé cette colonne intéressante.
I found this column interesting.
A1
Un frisson parcourut ma colonne vertébrale.
A shiver ran down my spine.
A1
La colonne vertébrale est composée de vingt-quatre os.
The spinal column is composed of twenty-four bones.
A1
Nous craignions que la balle ne se loge dans sa colonne vertébrale.
We were worried that the bullet would lodge in his spine.
A1
Le geyser propulse une colonne d'eau chaude toutes les deux heures.
The geyser goes off with hot water every two hours.
B2
Les invertébrés n'ont pas d'épine dorsale ou de colonne vertébrale.
Invertebrates have no backbone or spinal column.
B2