tube
/tyb/
The English word 'tube' is translated into French as tube.
The word tuyau can refer to tubes used in plumbing, tubing or hoses.
Meaning: a pipe (noun)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural of tube is tubes.
How do you pronounce it?
/tyb/
Did you know?
- In French, un tube is common slang for a hit song. It refers to a track that is so popular it feels as though it is playing everywhere.
- While English speakers use 'the tube' to refer to the London Underground, a French speaker would never use le tube for a subway. They use le métro instead.
- The French word tube is a direct linguistic cousin of the English 'tube', as both descend from the Latin word tubus.
Examples in context
- Le vagin est un tube musculaire.The vagina is a muscular tube.This sentence uses tube to describe a biological structure.Tatoeba #1578516 by Rovo, translation #3318984 by corvard
- Je veux un gros tube de dentifrice.I want a large tube of toothpaste.This sentence uses tube to describe a container for toothpaste.Tatoeba #7555294 by Aiji, translation #3071720 by sharptoothed
- Il pressa la pâte dentifrice hors du tube.He squeezed the toothpaste out of a tube.This sentence uses tube to describe the container from which paste is squeezed.Tatoeba #559128 by sacredceltic, translation #298300 by CK
- L'ingrédient est aspiré à travers le conduit du tube.The ingredient is sucked through the tube's conduit.
- J'ai acheté un tube de dentifrice.I bought a tube of toothpaste.
- 4 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Hugo and Emma are fixing a leak in the garden.
- HugoL'eau fuit par ce tube en plastique.The water is leaking through this plastic pipe.
- EmmaEst-ce que le tube est cassé ?Is the pipe broken?
- HugoOui, il y a un trou dans le tube.Yes, there is a hole in the pipe.
- EmmaJe vais remplacer le tube tout de suite.I am going to replace the pipe right away.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry tube, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries tube, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
