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How do you say "cloud" in French?
le nuage
In French, "cloud" is le nuage.
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Pronunciation
Read nuage aloud, remembering that the closing e is nearly swallowed rather than pronounced; u wants rounded, pushed-forward lips, not an English "oo".
Grammar notes
le nuage is masculine. Its plural is nuages.
Example sentence
Un seul nuage flottait dans le ciel.
A single cloud drifted across the sky.
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How to remember le nuage
Repeat nuage three times fast, then once slowly, so both the sound and the shape settle in.
Related words
- rainbow l' arc-en-ciel
- thunder le tonnerre
- storm la tempête
- hurricane l' ouragan
- tornado la tornade
- frost le gel
- drought la sécheresse
- flood l' inondation
- earthquake le tremblement de terre
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Questions about le nuage
How do you pronounce le nuage?
Read nuage aloud, remembering that the closing e is nearly swallowed rather than pronounced; u wants rounded, pushed-forward lips, not an English "oo".
Is le nuage masculine or feminine?
le nuage is masculine. le nuage is masculine. Its plural is nuages.
How is le nuage used in French?
le nuage is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Un seul nuage flottait dans le ciel. (A single cloud drifted across the sky.).
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