la grenouille
The English phrase "the frog" is translated into French as la grenouille.
la grenouille refers to a small, tailless amphibian characterized by long back legs and webbed feet.
Did you know?
- The French use the expression avoir un chat dans la gorge for having a frog in one's throat, but they literally say they have a 'cat in the throat'.
- In France, frog legs are a culinary delicacy known as cuisses de grenouille, but they are almost never served as whole frogs to avoid reminding the diner of the animal.
- The diminutive suffix in grenouille comes from the Latin word rānucula, meaning 'little frog'.
Examples in context
- La grenouille a plongé sous l'eau.The frog dived underwater.This sentence shows the action of the frog diving underwater using la grenouille.Tatoeba #11174178 by lbdx, translation #11149892 by sundown
- La grenouille était visqueuse et spongieuse.The frog felt slimy and squishy.This sentence describes the texture of la grenouille.Tatoeba #13027190 by lbdx, translation #9367098 by DJ_Saidez
- La princesse embrassa la grenouille et celle-ci se transforma en beau prince.The princess kissed the frog and he turned into a handsome prince.This sentence uses la grenouille in the context of a princess kissing a frog.Tatoeba #11773666 by lbdx, translation #9795580 by CK
- Regarde, une petite grenouillette!Look, a little froggy!
- Les petites grenouilles sont trop mignonnes!The little frogs are so cute!
- 4 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Hugo and Chloé are looking at a pond in a garden.
- HugoRegarde, il y a une petite grenouille sur le nénuphar !Look, there is a little frog on the lily pad!
- ChloéOh, la grenouille est vraiment mignonne.Oh, the frog is really cute.
- HugoJe pense qu'elle va sauter dans l'eau.I think it's going to jump into the water.
- ChloéElle a déjà plongé, on ne voit plus la grenouille !It already dove, we can't see the frog anymore!
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries grenouille, la, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
