pollen
/pɔ.lɛn/masculine
The French word for pollen is pollen.
pollen refers to the fine granular substance produced in flowers.
Meaning: fine granular substance produced in flowers (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
/pɔ.lɛn/
Did you know?
- The word pollen is a learned borrowing from the Latin word pollen, which originally meant 'fine flour'.
- In France, pollen alerts are officially categorized by the specific plant species, such as bouleau for birch or cyprès for cypress.
- In French, pollen is a masculine noun, whereas in some other Romance languages it can be feminine.
Examples in context
- Il est allergique au pollen.He's allergic to pollen.This sentence shows how to express being allergic to pollen.Tatoeba #9552 by sacredceltic, translation #3665564 by Duck
- J'ai une allergie au pollen.I'm allergic to pollen.This sentence demonstrates having an allergy to pollen.Tatoeba #1000103 by sacredceltic, translation #23694 by Ivan24
- Je suis allergique au pollen.I am allergic to pollen.This sentence provides another way to state an allergy to pollen.Tatoeba #6722 by sacredceltic, translation #256550 by frpzzd
- L'étude des grains de pollen est essentielle pour comprendre la pollinisation.The study of pollen grains is essential to understand pollination.
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Example conversation
Emma and Lucas are walking in a park during springtime.
- EmmaRegarde tout ce pollen sur les fleurs !Look at all this pollen on the flowers!
- LucasC'est beau, mais ça me fait éternuer.It's beautiful, but it makes me sneeze.
- EmmaLe pollen est partout en avril.Pollen is everywhere in April.
- LucasOui, je vais mettre mes lunettes.Yes, I'm going to put on my glasses.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “pollen” translations and entries pollen, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries pollen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
