cube

• Objet tridimensionnel solide à six faces carrées égales, ou toute forme ou espace de ce type.

A three-dimensional solid object with six equal square faces, or any object or space shaped like this.

1. Geometric shapeA2formal

   A solid object with six equal square sides.

   cube (solide géométrique)

   • The child built a tower using wooden cubes.
   • A dice is a cube with numbers on each face.
   • The sculpture was a perfect cube made of marble.

2. Cubic numberB1formal

   The result of multiplying a number by itself twice (e.g., 2³ = 8).

   Cube (nombre cubique)

   • The cube of 3 is 27.
   • She calculated the cube of 5 in her head.
   • In algebra, we often work with cubes and square roots.

3. Food portionA2informal

   A small, square-shaped piece of food, often used for sugar or meat.

   Cube alimentaire

   • He put two sugar cubes in his coffee.
   • She cut the cheese into small cubes for the salad.
   • The recipe calls for cubes of chicken breast.

   Synonymesblockchunklumpsquare

• Verbe signifiant couper quelque chose en petits morceaux de forme cubique ou élever un nombre à la troisième puissance.

A verb meaning to cut something into small cube-shaped pieces, or to raise a number to the third power.

1. Cut into cubesB1formalculinary

   To cut food into small, cube-shaped pieces.

   Couper en dés

   • Cube the potatoes before adding them to the stew.
   • She cubed the cheese for the salad.
   • The recipe says to cube the chicken breast.

2. Raise to the third powerB2formal

   To multiply a number by itself twice (to the power of three).

   élever au cube

   • If you cube 3, you get 27.
   • The formula requires you to cube the radius.
   • He cubed the number to solve the equation.