What is 'soigné' called in English?

'soigné' in English is called "Neat". Neat refers to: Décrivant quelque chose d'ordonné et de rangé, montrant un souci de l'apparence.

How do you pronounce 'Neat' and 'soigné'?

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What is an example sentence for Neat in French?

English: "Her desk is always neat and organized." | French: "Son bureau est toujours soigné et organisé."

adjective

English to French Dictionary

neat Meaning in French (neat signification en français)

soigné, astucieux, sec

Synonymes:ordonnépropreélégant

soigné in English:neat

IPA:swaɲe

Phonetic:swanje

Plural: neats

Gender:Masculin

Quick Answer • En bref

La signification de neat en français est soigné, astucieux, sec. (Décrivant quelque chose d'ordonné et de rangé, montrant un souci de l'apparence.)

Definitions of Neat

1
adjective
soigné
Describing something arranged in an orderly and tidy way, showing care for appearance.
Décrivant quelque chose d'ordonné et de rangé, montrant un souci de l'apparence.
2
adjective(informal)
astucieux
Indicating something that is very good, clever, or impressive, often in a simple or understated way.
Indiquant quelque chose de très bon, d'intelligent ou d'impressionnant, souvent d'une manière simple ou discrète.
3
adjective
sec
Referring to an alcoholic drink served without ice, water, or any other mixer.
Se référant à une boisson alcoolisée servie sans glace, eau ou tout autre mélange.

Example Sentences

casual

“Her desk is always neat and organized.”

Son bureau est toujours soigné et organisé.

casual

“That was a neat trick you showed us.”

C'était un tour astucieux que tu nous as montré.

casual

“He prefers his whiskey served neat.”

Il préfère son whisky servi sec.

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Synonyms (Synonymes)

In French:

ordonnépropreélégant

In English:

tidy orderly clean excellent straight

Antonyms (Antonymes)

In French:

désordonnésalenégligé

In English:

untidymessy disorderlydiluted

Inflected Word Forms

nounneatness

adverbneatly

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

neat and tidycollocation

Well-arranged and orderly.

neat as a pinidiom

Extremely neat and clean.

neat trickcollocation

A clever or impressive action.