yeux sans visage
The phrase "eyes without a face" in French is yeux sans visage.
This phrase is primarily known as the title of a 1960 French horror film and the name of a song inspired by that film.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of yeux (eyes), sans (without) and visage (face).
How does it change in a sentence?
If you wish to reverse the meaning to say "a face without eyes", you must place the noun visage first so that the phrase becomes un visage sans yeux.
Did you know?
- While visage is the word for 'face' in this phrase, French speakers frequently use the word figure in casual conversation to describe a person's face.
- The word visage comes from the Latin 'visus', meaning 'sight' or 'appearance', making the phrase etymologically connected to the very act of seeing.
- In French, the singular word for 'eye' is œil, but the plural form yeux is highly irregular and does not follow the standard rule of adding an 's' to the end of the word.
Example conversation
Gabriel and Chloé are discussing old horror movies.
- GabrielOn regarde Les Yeux sans visage ce soir ?Shall we watch Eyes Without a Face tonight?
- ChloéOui, Chloé adore les classiques du cinéma.Yes, Chloé loves cinema classics.
- GabrielC'est un film très étrange et poétique.It is a very strange and poetic film.
- ChloéC'est vrai, Les Yeux sans visage est marquant.That's true, Eyes Without a Face is striking.
