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How do you say "moth" in French?
le papillon de nuit
In French, "moth" is le papillon de nuit.
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Pronunciation
Pronounce pa-pee-YON duh nwee, linking papillon, butterfly, with de nuit, of night.
Grammar notes
le papillon de nuit is masculine. Its plural is papillons de nuit.
Example sentence
Un papillon de nuit voletait autour de la lampe.
A moth fluttered around the lamp.
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How to remember le papillon de nuit
Papillon de nuit literally means 'butterfly of the night', a poetic way to describe a moth.
Related words
- firefly la luciole
- ladybug la coccinelle
- grasshopper la sauterelle
- caterpillar la chenille
- termite le termite
- wasp la guêpe
- newt le triton
- salamander la salamandre
- gecko le gecko
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Questions about le papillon de nuit
How do you pronounce le papillon de nuit?
Pronounce pa-pee-YON duh nwee, linking papillon, butterfly, with de nuit, of night.
Is le papillon de nuit masculine or feminine?
le papillon de nuit is masculine. le papillon de nuit is masculine. Its plural is papillons de nuit.
How is le papillon de nuit used in French?
le papillon de nuit is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Un papillon de nuit voletait autour de la lampe. (A moth fluttered around the lamp.).
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