Definition: river
La Loire est le plus long fleuve de France - The Loire River is the longest river in France.
La vie n'est pas un long fleuve tranquille - Life isn't a bed of roses
Note: Un fleuve is a river that flows into the sea, as opposed to une rivière, which flows into another rivière or a fleuve.
Invariable adjective: -fleuve - marathon, never-ending
J'ai failli m'endormir pendant son discours-fleuve - I almost fell asleep during his never-ending speech
un roman-fleuve - saga
(click the little graphic below to hear the Mot du jour pronounced)
La Loire est le plus long fleuve de France - The Loire River is the longest river in France.
La vie n'est pas un long fleuve tranquille - Life isn't a bed of roses
Note: Un fleuve is a river that flows into the sea, as opposed to une rivière, which flows into another rivière or a fleuve.
Invariable adjective: -fleuve - marathon, never-ending
J'ai failli m'endormir pendant son discours-fleuve - I almost fell asleep during his never-ending speech
un roman-fleuve - saga
(click the little graphic below to hear the Mot du jour pronounced)
Pronunciation: [fleuv]Audio Link
