saturé
/sa.ty.ʁe/
saturé is the French word for saturated.
saturé is an adjective used to describe something that is soaked or drenched with moisture. When you want to say that something is saturated with a specific substance, use the preposition de after the adjective, forming the construction saturé de.
Meaning: soaked or drenched with moisture (adj)
How does it change in a sentence?
The form of the adjective changes to agree with the noun it describes: saturé is the masculine singular form, saturée is the feminine singular, saturés is the masculine plural and saturées is the feminine plural.
How do you pronounce it?
The word has 3 syllables and is pronounced /sa.ty.ʁe/.
Did you know?
- In French acoustics, saturation refers specifically to the 'clipping' or distortion of a sound signal, a term used by audio engineers that differs from the everyday meaning of 'soaked'.
- In French, the term saturé is commonly used in a traffic context to describe a road that is completely blocked or jammed, rather than just 'full'.
- When a person is 'saturated' with information or work, a French speaker might say they are saturé, implying their brain has reached a physical limit like a sponge.
Examples in context
- Le marché est complètement saturé.The market is completely saturated.This sentence shows how to use saturé to describe a market reaching capacity.Tatoeba #1519893 by sacredceltic, translation #1519499 by Spamster
- Le marché du travail n'est pas saturé.The job market is not saturated.This sentence illustrates a negative application of saturé regarding the job market.Tatoeba #458823 by sacredceltic, translation #408347 by Liface
- Le sol est saturé de sel.The ground is saturated with salt.This sentence demonstrates the use of the preposition de after saturé to indicate a substance in the ground.Tatoeba #11915628 by Igider, translation #13362992 by Igider
- L'air est saturé d'humiditéThe air is saturated with humidity
- La terre est imprégnée d'eauThe soil is saturated with water
- Ce bar est bourré de mondeThis bar is packed with people
- Les rues sont blindées de voituresThe streets are filled with cars
- Je suis submergé(e) de travailI'm swamped with work
- Cette éponge est complètement saturée d'eau, elle ne peut plus absorber quoi que ce soit.This sponge is completely saturated with water, it can't absorb anything anymore.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry saturé, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
