architecture |
1. n-f. architecture | |
clocher |
1. n-m. bell tower, steeple | |
2. v. to ring a bell | |
3. v. to limp | |
4. v. to wobble | |
5. v. (informal) to be wrong | |
Il y a quelque chose qui cloche. - There's something wrong. | |
pointu |
1. adj. sharp, pointed | |
Cette épée est bien pointue. - This sword is very sharp. | |
Les feuilles de cette plante sont pointues. - The leaves of this plant are pointed. | |
2. adj. (figuratively) specialised, precise, technical, pointed | |
une question très pointue - a very pointed question | |
3. adj. (southern France) Parisian in accent or dialect | |
il parle pointu - he speaks like a Parisian | |