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How do you say "firefly" in French?
la luciole
In French, "firefly" is la luciole.
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Pronunciation
Pronounce loo-see-OLE, with stress on the final syllable ending in a soft l sound.
Grammar notes
la luciole is feminine. Its plural is Lucioles.
Example sentence
Une luciole brillait dans l’obscurité de l’été.
A firefly glowed in the summer dark.
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How to remember la luciole
Luciole shares a root with 'lucid' and light, fitting for a bug that glows in the dark.
Related words
- ladybug la coccinelle
- grasshopper la sauterelle
- caterpillar la chenille
- termite le termite
- wasp la guêpe
- moth le papillon de nuit
- newt le triton
- salamander la salamandre
- gecko le gecko
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Questions about la luciole
How do you pronounce la luciole?
Pronounce loo-see-OLE, with stress on the final syllable ending in a soft l sound.
Is la luciole masculine or feminine?
la luciole is feminine. la luciole is feminine. Its plural is Lucioles.
How is la luciole used in French?
la luciole is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Une luciole brillait dans l’obscurité de l’été. (A firefly glowed in the summer dark.).
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