tangent

tangent
tangent, e [tɑ̃ʒɑ̃, ɑ̃t]
1. adjective
   a. (Mathematics) tangential (à to)
   b. ( = juste) (inf) close
• on est passé mais c'était tangent we made it but it was a close thing
• il était tangent he was a borderline case
• il a eu son examen mais c'était tangent he passed his exam by the skin of his teeth
2. feminine noun
tangente tangent
• prendre la tangente (inf) ( = partir) to make o.s. scarce ; ( = éluder) to dodge the issue
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tangente tɑ̃ʒɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif
1) Mathématique tangent, tangential

tangent à — at a tangent to

2) (colloq) (de justesse)

elle passe en classe supérieure, mais c'est tangent — she's moving up a year GB ou grade US, but only by the skin of her teeth (colloq)

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tɑ̃ʒɑ̃, ɑ̃t tangent, -e
1. adj
1) MATHÉMATIQUE

tangent à — tangential to

2) * (de justesse) close
2. nf
1) MATHÉMATIQUE tangent
2) (locution) *

prendre la tangente — to make oneself scarce

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tangent, tangente
A adj
1 Math tangent, tangential; tangent à at a tangent to;
2 (de justesse) elle passe en classe supérieure, mais c'est tangent she's moving up a class GB ou grade US, but only by the skin of her teeth.
B tangente nf Math tangent.
Idiome
prendre la tangente to make oneself scarce.
(féminin tangente) [tɑ̃ʒɑ̃, ɑ̃t] adjectif
1. GÉOMÉTRIE & MATHÉMATIQUES tangent, tangential
2. (familier) [limite - cas, candidat] borderline
ses notes sont tangentes her grades put her on the borderline
je ne l'ai pas renvoyé, mais c'était tangent I didn't fire him but I was very close to doing so
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tangente nom féminin
1. GÉOMÉTRIE & MATHÉMATIQUES tangent
une tangente à la courbe a tangent to the curve
2. (locution)
prendre la tangente
{{ind}}a. (familier) [se sauver] to make off
{{ind}}b. [esquiver une question] to dodge the issue

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