virage
French
Etymology
From virer + -age.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vi.ʁaʒ/
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Noun
virage m (plural virages)
- bend, turn, curve
- Synonym: tournant
- change, shift (in orientation)
- (skiing) turn
- change in colour
Descendants
- → Persian: ویراژ (viraž, “swerve, veer”)
- → Romanian: viraj
- → Russian: вира́ж (viráž)
- → Turkish: viraj
Further reading
- “virage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- rivage