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The French word for frame is
cadre





frame

French Definition


frame
     1. n. Charpente.
     2. n. Cadre.
     3. n. (Partic) (Arts) Encadrement, cadre (de tableau).
     4. n. (Partic) (Architecture) (Menuiserie) Bâti.
     5. n. (Partic) (Menuiserie) Chambranle.
     6. n. (Lunetterie : eyeglass frame) Monture.
     7. n. (Internet) Cadre.
           In HTML, a window of the web browser can be divided into separate frames.
           The windows of the GUI can have frames, panes, and panels.
     8. n. (Réseaux) Trame.
     9. v. Encadrer.
           frame a painting
           (figuré) frame a story, a discussion
     10. v. (Argot) Monter un coup (contre quelqu'un), piéger, manigancer.
           I didn't do it. The plice framed me. - Je ne l'ai fait. La police m'a monté un coup contre moi.

Translations for frame and their definitions

image
     1. n-f. picture, image
     2. n-f. (TV, film) frame
     3. n-f. A mental representation.
     4. v. first-person singular present of imager
     5. v. third-person singular present of imager
     6. v. second-person singular imperative of imager


Manche ©
     1. Proper noun. (with the definite article)
     2. n-f. sleeve (clothing)
     3. n-f. (sports) round
     4. n-f. (tennis) set
           la troisième manche - the third set
     5. n-f. (snooker) frame
     6. n-f. (baseball) inning, cricket innings
     7. n-m. handle
     8. n-m. (informal) unhandy person
     9. n-f. begging (for money)
           Il fait la manche tous les dimanche matin devant l'église. - He begs every Sunday morning in front of the church.


cadre
     1. n-m. frame (of a door or picture)
     2. n-m. backbone (of an organization)
     3. n-m. box, square (on a printed page)
     4. n-m. (business) executive, middle manager
     5. n-m. scope, framework
     6. n-m. (military) cadre
     7. n-m. context, parameters
     8. n-m. (cycling) frame
           cadre en fibre de carbone - carbon fiber frame
     9. n-m. environment, setting
           cadre de vie - living environment
     10. v. first-person singular present of cadrer
     11. v. third-person singular present of cadrer
     12. v. second-person singular imperative of cadrer


encadrer
     1. v. to frame
           encadrer votre portrait - frame your picture
     2. v. to surround, outline
     3. v. to supervise, overlook
     4. v. to create a framework or rules for, to regulate
           Le gouvernement a adopté une nouvelle loi pour encadrer la pratique de la psychothérapie. - The government has passed a new law creating a regulatory framework for the practice of psychotherapy


frame ©


armature
     1. n-f. framework (supportive structure)


ossature
     1. n-f. frame, structure, framework
           (synonyms, charpente)
     2. n-f. bone structure
           (synonyms, squelette)


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