arrondir

arrondir [aʀɔ̃diʀ]

➭ TABLE 2

1. transitive verb

   a. [+ objet, contour] to make round ; [+ rebord, angle] to round off ; [+ visage, taille, ventre] to fill out

• arrondir les angles (figurative) to smooth things over

   b. ( = accroître) arrondir ses fins de mois to supplement one's income

   c. ( = simplifier) [+ somme, nombre] to round off

• arrondir à l'euro inférieur/supérieur to round down/up to the nearest euro

2. reflexive verb

► s'arrondir [taille, ventre, personne] to fill out

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aʀɔ̃diʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) (rendre rond) to round [something] off [objet]; to round off [bord]; to open [something] wide [yeux]

arrondir une jupe — to make the hem of a skirt even

coiffure qui arrondit le visage — hairstyle that makes one's face look round

2) (adoucir) to make [something] softer [mouvement]; to polish [phrase]

3) (dans un calcul) to round off [chiffre]

arrondir au franc supérieur/inférieur — to round up/down to the nearest franc

en arrondissant — in round figures

4) (augmenter) to increase [fortune, patrimoine]

2.

s'arrondir verbe pronominal

1) (devenir rond) [objet] to become round(ed); [personne, visage, ventre] to fill out; [yeux] to widen

2) (augmenter) [fortune] to be growing

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arrondir les angles — to smooth the rough edges

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aʀɔ̃diʀ vt

1) [forme, objet] to round

2) [somme] to round off

arrondir ses fins de mois — to supplement one's pay

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arrondir verb table: finir

A vtr

1 (rendre rond) to round [sth] off [objet]; to round off [bord]; to open [sth] wide [yeux]; to make the hem of [sth] even [jupe]; arrondir la bouche to purse one's lips; cette coiffure lui arrondit le visage that hairstyle makes her face look round; arrondir les bras au dessus de la tête to arch one's arms above one's head;

2 (adoucir) to make [sth] softer [mouvement]; to polish [phrase]; arrondir le caractère de qn to make sb a more rounded character;

3 (dans un calcul) to round off [chiffre, résultat]; on arrondit? shall we round it off?; arrondir à l’euro supérieur/inférieur to round up/down to the nearest euro; en arrondissant in round figures;

4 (augmenter) to increase [fortune, patrimoine] ; arrondir son revenu or ses fins de mois to supplement one's income (en faisant by doing);

5 Naut to round [cap];

6 Phon to round [voyelle].

B s'arrondir vpr

1 (devenir rond) [objet] to become round(ed); [personne, visage, ventre] to fill out; [yeux] to widen;

2 (s'adoucir) [personne] to mellow;

3 (augmenter) [fortune, patrimoine] to be growing.

Idiome

arrondir les angles to smooth the rough edges.

[arɔ̃dir] verbe transitif

1. [rendre rond] to make into a round shape, to round (off) (separable)

[incurver] to round off (separable)

2. [augmenter - capital, pécule] to increase ; [ - patrimoine, domaine] to extend

arrondir ses fins de mois (familier) to make a little extra on the side

3. MATHÉMATIQUES to round off (separable)

arrondir un total à l'euro supérieur/inférieur to round a sum up/down to the nearest euro

4. COUTURE to level (off) (separable)

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s'arrondir verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [grossir - femme enceinte, ventre] to get bigger ou rounder ; [ - somme] to mount up

2. PHONÉTIQUE to become rounded