méduse
/me.dyz/feminine
The French word for jellyfish is méduse.
méduse is a noun used to refer to the aquatic animal known as a jellyfish.
Meaning: aquatic animal (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun is feminine, so the indefinite article used is une. To form the plural, add an s to the end: méduses.
How do you pronounce it?
The word has two syllables and is pronounced /me.dyz/.
Did you know?
- In French, the expression être médusé means to be completely stunned or speechless with astonishment.
- The French word méduse is named after the Gorgon from Greek mythology whose gaze turned people to stone.
- The term méduse can be used as an adjective to describe someone with an intense, stony, or terrifying gaze, much like the mythological figure's power to turn people to stone.
Examples in context
- Attention aux méduses !Beware of jellyfish.Tatoeba #1635865 by sacredceltic, translation #1635558 by Spamster
- Tom a été piqué par une méduse.Tom got stung by a jellyfish.Tatoeba #5579308 by Aiji, translation #3439636 by CK
- Il y a beaucoup de méduses à la plage.There are many jellyfish at the beach.Tatoeba #11215613 by lbdx, translation #5924080 by mailohilohi
- Les méduses peuvent être très belles, mais elles nécessitent également une grande prudence lors de la baignade.Jellyfish can be very beautiful, but they also require great caution when swimming.
- 9 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Manon and Gabriel are swimming in the ocean.
- ManonRegarde, Gabriel, il y a une méduse !Look, Gabriel, there is a jellyfish!
- GabrielOh non, on doit sortir de l'eau.Oh no, we have to get out of the water.
- ManonElle est très petite et transparente.It is very small and transparent.
- GabrielPeu importe, ne touche pas cette méduse.It doesn't matter, don't touch that jellyfish.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “jellyfish” translations and entries méduse, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries méduse, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
