rues
The English word "streets" is translated into French as rues.
rues refers to public roads in a city or town. While rue is the most common word for "street", you might use other terms depending on the type of road, such as avenues for major thoroughfares or boulevards for wider, often more prestigious streets.
How does it change in a sentence?
rues is the feminine plural form of the noun rue. The singular form, rue, is a feminine noun. When naming a specific street, such as one named "Marie Curie", the word precedes the name: Rue Marie Curie.
Did you know?
- In French, the term rue is used in the expression ruer dans les brancards, which literally means to 'kick in the staves' but actually means to behave erratically or lose one's temper. It has nothing to do with actual streets or roads.
- The phrase être dans la rue does not just mean to be outdoors, but is a common idiom for being homeless.
- The word rue can also be a verb in its conjugated form, rue, which comes from the verb ruer. In this context, it means to kick or to stamp, such as a horse kicking out.
Examples in context
- Les rues sont propres.The streets are clean.This sentence shows the word rues used to describe the cleanliness of the streets.Tatoeba #1617514 by sacredceltic, translation #1615291 by Spamster
- L'eau inonda les rues.The water flooded the streets.This sentence shows the word rues used in the context of a flood.Tatoeba #3658593 by sacredceltic, translation #2268644 by _undertoad
- Les rues étaient vides.The streets were empty.This sentence shows the word rues used to describe streets that are empty.Tatoeba #1549602 by sacredceltic, translation #1548165 by Spamster
- Rue PrincipaleMain Street
- L'Avenue de la PaixThe Avenue of Peace
- 87 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Gabriel and Emma are walking through a small French village.
- GabrielIl y a beaucoup de fleurs dans les rues.There are many flowers in the streets.
- EmmaC'est très joli, n'est-ce pas ?It's very pretty, isn't it?
- GabrielOui, le village est magnifique.Yes, the village is magnificent.
- EmmaJe l'adore.I love it.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
