stade
/stad/masculine
The English word stadium is translated into French as stade.
stade is a masculine noun used to refer to a venue where sporting events are held.
Meaning: venue where sporting events are held (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of stade is stades.
How do you pronounce it?
/stad/
Did you know?
- In French, stade can be used in the medical field to describe the level of progression of a disease, such as stade terminal.
- The term stade in its original Greek form actually referred to a specific unit of distance, roughly 185 metres, rather than the building itself.
- The word stade shares a common ancestor with the English word 'stand', both stemming from the Proto-Indo-European root meaning 'to stand'.
Examples in context
- Vous aimerez le stade.You'll like the stadium.This sentence shows how to express that someone will like the stade.Tatoeba #12004552 by Rovo, translation #12004546 by carlosalberto
- Êtes-vous allée au stade ?Did you go to the stadium?This sentence is useful for asking if someone went to the stade.Tatoeba #7862699 by Aiji, translation #2188712 by CM
- La foule déferla hors du stade.The crowd poured out of the stadium.This sentence illustrates a crowd pouring out of a stade.Tatoeba #12460420 by lbdx, translation #237746 by CM
- Hier, j'ai assisté à un match de football au stade Olympique de Marseille.Yesterday, I attended a football match at the Olympic Stadium of Marseille.
- On se retrouve devant le stade de foot pour le match ce soir ?Shall we meet in front of the football stadium for the match tonight?
- 25 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Emma and Lucas are discussing their plans for the weekend.
- EmmaOn va au stade samedi ?Are we going to the stadium on Saturday?
- LucasOui, le match commence à vingt heures.Yes, the match starts at eight o'clock.
- EmmaLe stade est facile d'accès ?Is the stadium easy to get to?
- LucasOui, on peut y aller en métro.Yes, we can go there by metro.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “stadium” translations and entries stade, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries stade, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
