initiale
Meanings
Noun
1. initial (first letter of a word, of a name, of a first name)
2. initial, onset (first consonantal phoneme in a syllable. Often used in the study of Chinese languages) (linguistics)
Examples6
Les initiales de son nom sont PQ.
The initials of his name are PQ.
Mes initiales sont sur ma valise.
My initials are on my briefcase.
Le couple a gravé ses initiales sur le chêne.
The couple carved their initials into the oak tree.
Tom a gravé ses initiales dans le grand chêne devant l'école.
Tom carved his initials on the large oak tree in front of the school.
L'arbre sur le tronc duquel nos initiales étaient gravées a été abattu.
The tree whose trunk our initials were carved on was cut down.
Elle a brodé ses initiales sur un mouchoir blanc.
She embroidered her initials on a white handkerchief.