Carree

/kæˈreɪ/ adjective

Definition

In architecture and fashion, having a square or straight-edged form, particularly used to describe necklines that are cut straight across.

Etymology

From French 'carré' meaning 'square', derived from Latin 'quadratus'. Used in English to describe geometric or architectural styles.

Kelly Says

A carree neckline is the opposite of dramatic—it's a sleek, architectural statement that has cycled in and out of fashion for centuries because its clean geometry always looks modern.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
正方形
se-ge-sa-he
ARالعربية
مربع
murraq
BNবাংলা
বর্গ
bor-g
CACatalà
quadrat
kvad-rat
CSČeština
čtverec
cht-ver-ets
DADansk
kvadrat
kvad-rat
DEDeutsch
Quadrat
KVA-draht
ELΕλληνικά
τετράγωνο
te-tra-go-no
ESEspañol
cuadrado
kwah-DRAH-doh
FAفارسی
مربع
mor-ve
FISuomi
neliö
neh-lee-oh
FRFrançais
carrée
ka-ray
GUGU
ચોરસ
cho-ras
HAHA
karya
ka-rya
HEעברית
ריבוע
ree-vua
HIहिन्दी
वर्ग
varg
HUMagyar
négyzet
nay-zet
IDBahasa Indonesia
persegi
per-seh-gee
IGIG
akara
ah-kah-rah
ITItaliano
quadrato
kwah-DRAH-toh
JA日本語
正方形
せいほうけい
KKKK
кvadrat
kva-drat
KMKM
ចារ
chaar
KO한국어
네모
neh-moh
MRMR
चौरस
chow-ras
MSBahasa Melayu
persegi
per-seh-gee
MYမြန်မာ
စိတ်ကြိုး
seet-kyeo
NLNederlands
vierkant
feer-kant
NONorsk
kvadrat
kvad-rat
PAPA
ਸ QVADRAT
sa-kvad-rat
PLPolski
kwadrat
kva-drat
PTPortuguês
quadrado
kwah-DRAH-doh
RORomână
pătrat
pa-trat
RUРусский
квадрат
kva-draht
SVSvenska
kvadrat
kvad-rat
SWKiswahili
raba
ra-ba
TAதமிழ்
சதுரம்
sa-thura-m
TEతెలుగు
చతురస్రం
cha-thura-sram
THไทย
สี่เหลี่ยมจัตุรัส
si-liem chat-tu-rat
TLTL
parihaba
pa-ri-ha-ba
TRTürkçe
kare
kah-reh
UKУкраїнська
квадрат
kva-draht
URاردو
چورس
choor-s
VITiếng Việt
hình vuông
hinh vuong
YOYO
agbe
ah-gbe
ZH中文
方形
fāng xíng
ZUZU
ikhwala
ee-khoo-wah-la

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