compléments à 10
In French, the phrase for "number bonds" is compléments à 10.
This term refers to pairs of numbers that add up to a specific total, such as ten. When you are in a classroom setting and referring to the mathematical topic of number bonds as a whole, it is typical to use the definite article to say les compléments à 10.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase compléments à 10 literally translates to "complements to 10".
Did you know?
- Beyond math, the word complément is used in French to describe a nutritional supplement, which is called a complément alimentaire.
- While English uses the 'bond' metaphor, French uses complément, which comes from the Latin 'complementum' meaning 'that which fills up'. This frames the math problem as filling a gap to reach a whole rather than linking two pieces together.
- The preposition à in this phrase is a linguistic merge of the Latin words 'ad' and 'ab'.
Examples in context
- Mon cher, aujourd'hui nous allons découvrir les paires de nombres.Sweetheart, today we are going to explore number bonds.
- Les enfants apprennent les compléments à 10.The children are learning the number bonds to 10.
- Il faut maîtriser les compléments à 10 en maternelle.One must master the number bonds to 10 in kindergarten.
- Utilise des jetons pour trouver les compléments à 10.Use tokens to find the number bonds to 10.
Example conversation
Hugo and Chloé are studying math together.
- HugoTu connais tes compléments à 10 ?Do you know your number bonds for ten?
- ChloéOui, je les connais tous par cœur.Yes, I know them all by heart.
- HugoQuel est le complément de 7 alors ?What is the bond for 7 then?
- ChloéC'est 3, parce que 7 plus 3 font 10.It is 3, because 7 plus 3 equals 10.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries à, CC BY-SA 4.0.
