racine carrée
/ʁa.sin ka.ʁe/feminine
The English phrase "square root" is translated into French as racine carrée.
racine carrée is a mathematical noun used to refer to the square root of a number.
Meaning: number (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The term is composed of racine (root) and carrée (square).
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun racine is feminine, which requires the adjective to take the feminine form carrée. To express the plural "square roots", use racines carrées.
How do you pronounce it?
/ʁa.sin ka.ʁe/
Did you know?
- The word racine shares a common ancestor with the English word 'radish', which is also a root vegetable.
- The adjective carrée refers to the shape of a square, but in a figurative sense, it can describe someone who is very 'square' or strictly methodical.
- In French, the phrase prendre racine means 'to take root', but it is used metaphorically to describe someone settling permanently in a new city or job.
Examples in context
- La racine carrée de neuf est trois.The square root of nine is three.This sentence is useful for showing how to state that the square root of nine is three using racine carrée.Tatoeba #5132784 by nimfeo, translation #11562732 by carlosalberto
- La racine carrée de 3 est √3 ou -√3.The square root of 3 is √3 or -√3.This sentence is useful for showing how to express the square root of 3 using racine carrée.Tatoeba #5402168 by alexisslay, translation #5402764 by OjisanSeiuchi
- La racine carrée de quatre est deux.The square root of four is two.This sentence is useful for showing how to state that the square root of four is two using racine carrée.Tatoeba #6820027 by Rockaround, translation #4490411 by Joseph
- Comment calculer la racine carrée de 16?How to calculate the square root of 16?
- La racine carrée de 9 est 3.The square root of 9 is 3.
- On a besoin de trouver la racine carrée de ce nombre.We need to find the square root of this number.
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Chloé and Gabriel are studying math together.
- ChloéComment calcule-t-on la racine carrée ici ?How do we calculate the square root here?
- GabrielIl faut utiliser la calculatrice, Chloé.You have to use the calculator, Chloé.
- ChloéC'est vrai, je ne trouve pas la racine carrée.That's true, I can't find the square root.
- GabrielRegarde, le résultat est sur l'écran.Look, the result is on the screen.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “square root” translations and entries racine carrée, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries racine, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
