statue de la Liberté
/sta.ty d(ə) la li.bɛʁ.te/feminine
The English phrase "statue of liberty" is statue de la Liberté in French.
statue de la Liberté is the name used to refer to the large statue located in New York harbor.
Meaning: large statue in New York harbor (name)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally translates to "statue of the Liberty" because the French noun Liberté is treated as a proper noun in this context.
Which one should you use?
You may also encounter the formal expression La Liberté éclairant le monde, which means "Liberty Enlightening the World".
How does it change in a sentence?
Because statue is a feminine noun, you must use the feminine definite article la when referring to it.
Did you know?
- The English word 'statue' actually entered the English language through Old French long before the modern statue de la Liberté was conceived.
- French speakers often refer to the statue's torch as le flambeau, a more literary and archaic word for 'torch' than the common torche used in daily life.
- The word Liberté in statue de la Liberté is capitalized as a proper noun, which is unusual for French common nouns unless they are personified as an allegory.
Examples in context
- La statue de la Liberté est située à New York.The Statue of Liberty is located in New York.This sentence is useful for stating the location of the statue de la Liberté.Tatoeba #839872 by U2FS, translation #599043 by CK
- La statue de la Liberté se trouve à New York.The Statue of Liberty is found in New York.This sentence is useful for stating where the statue de la Liberté is found.Tatoeba #1260455 by rene1596, translation #4572175 by AlanF_US
- La statue de la liberté est un symbole de l'Amérique.The Statue of Liberty is a symbol of America.This sentence is useful for describing the statue de la Liberté as a symbol.Tatoeba #454034 by mamat, translation #264871 by CK
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Nathan and Manon are planning a trip to New York City.
- NathanEst-ce qu'on peut voir la statue de la Liberté ?Can we see the Statue of Liberty?
- ManonOui, on peut prendre le ferry pour y aller.Yes, we can take the ferry to go there.
- NathanC'est super, je veux monter tout en haut.That's great, I want to go all the way to the top.
- ManonIl faut réserver les billets pour la statue de la Liberté.We need to book tickets for the Statue of Liberty.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “statue of liberty” translations and entries statue de la Liberté, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
