jalon

See also: jalón

Finnish

Adjective

jalon

1. genitive singular of jalo

French

Etymology

1613, jallon, in an unknown sense; 1690 in gardening; uncertain origin, maybe from jalir, ancient form of jaillir (“to spurt out”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒa.lɔ̃/

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Noun

jalon m (plural jalons)

1. ranging pole, ranging rod

   Planter des jalons de distance en distance.

   To plant ranging rods from distance to distance.

   Marquer l’alignement d’un terrain avec des jalons.

   Mark the border of a terrain with ranging poles.

2. (figuratively) foundation, groundwork

   Ces données vous serviront de jalons pour votre investigation.

   These facts will lay the groundwork for your investigation.

3. (figuratively) milestone, landmark

   Il pose dès lors un important jalon dans la réalisation des objectifs de Kyoto.

   Therefore it represents an important milestone in the achievement of the Kyoto _target.

Synonyms

• bornoyer
• marque
• repère
• commencement

Derived terms

• jalonner
• poser des jalons (“take the first steps for an action, prepare the terrain”)

Descendants

• → Catalan: jaló
• → Spanish: jalón
• → Turkish: jalon

Further reading

• “jalon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French jalon.

Noun

jalon n (plural jaloane)

1. stake (surveyor's)

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	jalon	jalonul		jaloane	jaloanele
genitive-dative	jalon	jalonului		jaloane	jaloanelor
vocative	jalonule			jaloanelor