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Pronunciation / Transliteration: forme
"Le gâteau a la forme d'un cœur."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The external form or appearance of someone or something.
"The cloud was in the shape of a rabbit."
- 1
Give a particular shape to something.
"She shaped the clay into a bowl."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Old English gesceap 'creation, form', of Germanic origin; related to schaffen 'create'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Shape" is said worldwide
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forme
Transliteration: forme
"Le gâteau a la forme d'un cœur."
Form
Transliteration: Form
"Der Kuchen hat die Form eines Herzens."
forma
Transliteration: forma
"La torta ha la forma di un cuore."
forma
Transliteration: forma
"El pastel tiene forma de corazón."
forma
Transliteration: forma
"O bolo tem a forma de um coração."
आकार
Transliteration: aakaar
"बादल का आकार एक खरगोश जैसा था।"
形状
Transliteration: xíngzhuàng
"这块云的形状像一只兔子。"
모양
Transliteration: moyang
"구름이 토끼 모양을 하고 있었다."
形
Transliteration: katachi
"雲がウサギの形をしていた。"
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