Grammatical class

Noun

contour

contour

Details

Syllables

con-tour

Phonetics

kɔ̃.tuʁ

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

8982

Freq. (movies)

19474

Freq. (news)

36682

Sentences

La police traça le contour d'un corps, sur le lieu du crime, pour indiquer comment le cadavre était étendu, lorsqu'il avait été trouvé.

The police drew an outline of a body at the scene of the crime to indicate how the body was lying when it was found.

A1

Le contour est flou, mais on dirait la silhouette d'un homme.

The outline is indistinct, but it looks like the silhouette of a man.

B1