villages
The English phrase villages is translated into French as villages.
How does it change in a sentence?
villages is a masculine plural noun. Its singular form is village.
Did you know?
- You might encounter the term village de vacances, which refers to a holiday resort or complex rather than a permanent residential settlement.
- The word village is a cognate of the English 'village', both descending from the Latin villa, which originally meant a country estate or farmhouse.
- When discussing rural areas, a French speaker might use bourg to describe a small market town that is larger than a typical village.
Examples in context
- Tous les villages étaient beaux.All the villages were beautiful.This sentence is useful for describing the beauty of all the villages.Tatoeba #11914 by Elliv, translation #51703 by AlanF_US
- Les gens vivaient dans des villages.People lived in villages.This sentence is useful for stating that people lived in villages.Tatoeba #624389 by qdii, translation #270481 by CK
- Les villes sont plus grandes que les villages.Towns are larger than villages.This sentence is useful for comparing the size of towns to villages.Tatoeba #583105 by sacredceltic, translation #277883 by CM
- Le village se trouve à la campagneThe village is located in the countryside.
- J'ai grandi dans un petit villageI grew up in a small village.
- Je vais rendre visite à ma famille dans leur bledI'm going to visit my family in their village.
- Dans ce hameau, la vie est paisibleIn this hamlet, life is peaceful.
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Example conversation
Chloé and Hugo are looking at a map of France.
- ChloéEst-ce que ces villages sont isolés ?Are these villages isolated?
- HugoOui, ce sont de petits villages calmes.Yes, they are small, quiet villages.
- ChloéHugo, est-ce que tu aimes les villages ?Hugo, do you like villages?
- HugoJ'adore l'ambiance de ces villages.I love the atmosphere of these villages.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
