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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