mur
/myʁ/
mur is the French word for wall.
A mur refers to a vertical structure of brick or stone that divides rooms or defines a boundary.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word mur is masculine. The plural form is murs, which means walls.
How do you pronounce it?
/myʁ/
Did you know?
- The French phrase faire le mur literally means 'to do the wall' but actually means to sneak out of a building or school by climbing over the wall.
- The word mur shares a distant ancestor with the English word 'mighty', as both stem from the Proto-Indo-European root mey- meaning 'to strengthen'.
- While mur is a general term, the specific French word cloison is used for the thin, non-load-bearing walls that divide interior rooms.
Examples in context
- Dans son discours, le ministre a souligné l'importance de la préservation du mur.In his speech, the minister emphasized the importance of preserving the wall.
- Le mur est blanc.The wall is white.
- Le mur est très haut.The wall is very high.
- Il y a un vieux mur en pierre.There is an old stone wall.
- Nous devons peindre ce mur.We need to paint this wall.
Example conversation
Léa and Lucas are decorating a room.
- LéaRegarde ce mur, il est sale.Look at this wall, it is dirty.
- LucasOn peut le nettoyer, Léa.We can clean it, Léa.
- LéaJe préfère repeindre tout le mur.I prefer to repaint the whole wall.
- LucasD'accord, je vais acheter la peinture.Okay, I will buy the paint.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry mur, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries mur, CC BY-SA 4.0.
