Definition of quatrain - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

poésiepoème complet de quatre vers avec des rimes qui se croisent

Il a écrit un beau quatrain pour l'anniversaire de sa mère.

partie de poèmegroupe de quatre vers dans un sonnet ou une autre forme poétique

Les deux premiers quatrains du sonnet établissent le thème principal.

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Origin of quatrain

latin, quattuor (quatre) + rithmus (rythme)

Terms with quatrain included in their meaning

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rime croisée

versification

type de rime dans un quatrain où les vers alternent selon le schéma ABAB

rime embrassée

versification

disposition de rimes selon le schéma ABBA dans un quatrain

Examples of quatrain in a sentence

Chaque élève devait composer un quatrain en classe.
Il a écrit un quatrain pour la compétition de poésie.
Le poète a composé un quatrain sur la nature sauvage.

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English:quatrain, ...
German:Quartett, Quatrain, ...
Italian:quartina, ...
Spanish:cuarteto, ...
Portuguese:quarteto, ...
Chinese:四行诗, 四行诗节, ...
Japanese:クァトラン, 四行連, ...
Arabic:رباعية, مقطع رباعي, ...
Hebrew:רְבִיעִיָּה, בֵּית שיר בן אַרְבַּע שׁוּרוֹת, ...
Russian:катрен, ...
Ukrainian:катрен, ...
Catalan:quartet, estança de quatre versos, ...
Danish:kvartet, firelinjet strofe, ...
Dutch:kwatrijn, ...
Greek:τετράστιχο, ...
Hungarian:négysoros versszak, négysoros, ...
Khmer:កំណាព្យបួនវគ្គ, ចតុប្បទ, ...
Korean:사행시, 4행 연, ...
Polish:czterowiersz, ...
Portuguese (BR):quaternário, quarteto, ...
Romanian:catren, ...
Swedish:fyraradig dikt, kvartin, ...
Thai:โคลงสี่, บทสี่วรรค, ...
Turkish:dörtlük, ...
Vietnamese:tứ tuyệt, khổ bốn câu, ...

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