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French frequency list

No. 1,476 in French

cm

"cm" in French stands for "centimètre," meaning "centimeter" in English.

In a sentence

  • La table mesure 150 cm de longueur.

    The table is 150 cm long.

    'cm' is used as an abbreviation for centimeters to specify the measurement of the length of the table.

  • Nous avons découpé un fil de 10 cm.

    We cut a 10 cm long wire.

    'cm' denotes the unit used to indicate the length of the wire that has been measured and cut.

  • Toutes les marges doivent avoir une largeur de 2 cm.

    All margins must be 2 cm wide.

    'cm' illustrates the measurement criteria provided for the width of the margins, using the unit centimeters.

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