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How do you say "artwork" in French?
l'oeuvre d'art
In French, "artwork" is l'oeuvre d'art.
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Pronunciation
Pronounced ur-v dahr. Two words, 'œuvre' sounds like 'urv'. The 'œ' is a ligature.
Grammar notes
Feminine phrase (l'oeuvre d'art). Plural is les oeuvres d'art. Oeuvre means work or masterpiece.
Example sentence
L'oeuvre d'art est belle.
The artwork is beautiful.
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How to remember l'oeuvre d'art
Oeuvre (work) d'art (of art) means a work of art or artwork.
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Questions about l'oeuvre d'art
How do you say "artwork" in French?
In French, "artwork" is l'oeuvre d'art. It is a noun.
How is l'oeuvre d'art written in French?
l'oeuvre d'art is written using the standard French script.
How is l'oeuvre d'art used in a sentence?
Use l'oeuvre d'art as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: L'oeuvre d'art est belle. (The artwork is beautiful.).
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"Artwork" in other languages
- Japanese 芸術作品 (geijutsusakuhin)
- Korean 작품 (jakpum)
- Chinese 艺术品 (yì shù pǐn)
- Spanish la obra de arte
- Spanish (Latin America) obra de arte
- German das Bildmaterial
- Italian l'opera d'arte
- Russian произведение искусства (proizvedenie iskusstva)
- Greek έργο τέχνης (ergo tehnis)
- Arabic عمل فني (eamil faniyun)
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