aigu
Meanings
Adjective
1. sharp, pointy
2. acute, keen, discerning (of intelligence)
3. sharp, loud and high-pitched (of sound)
4. acute (medicine)
5. acute (mathematics, of an angle)
6. acute (linguistics, of an accent)
7. front (phonetics)
Examples29
Les quatres autres e, i, u, oeu sont aiguës.
The other four e, i, u, oeu are front.
Elle a une voix très aiguë.
She has a very high-pitched voice.
John a un sens aigu de l'art.
John has a fine sense of art.
Tom a un sens aigu des responsabilités.
Tom has a strong sense of responsibility.
J'ai une douleur aiguë ici.
I have a sharp pain here.
J'ai une douleur aiguë là.
I have a sharp pain here.