Today we’ll look at the faux ami (false cognate) la phrase, which translates to “sentence”. This word comes in very hand when taking French lessons!
la phrase
sentence
Pronunciation [la fʀɑz]
Example sentences
For this first example sentence, the verb répéter (to repeat) has very strict rules for the placement of the acute accent (É: l’accent aigu) and grave accent (È: l’accent grave) over the -e.
Répétez la phrase : « J’adore ces leçons ! »
Repeat the sentence: “I love these lessons!
Comment peut-on traduire cette phrase en anglais ?
How can you translate this sentece into English?
For this sentence, plein de (literally full of) is an informal synonym for beaucoup de (a lot of). The feminine noun la locution is the English equivalent of phrase or expression.
On apprend plein de locutions sur ce site.
We learn lots of expressions on this site.
For this final sentence, the grammatical term for “phrase” is un syntagme.
Un « syntagme” signifie un groupe de mots.
“Phrase” means a group of words.
Related lessons
- Que veut dire – How do you say?
- How to use “répéter” (to repeat)
- Le mot – word
- Classroom vocabuary and commands
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