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How do you say "pupil" in French?
la pupille
In French, "pupil" is la pupille.
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Pronunciation
Say pew-PEEY, with a soft double l making a y glide rather than a hard l sound.
Grammar notes
la pupille is feminine. Its plural is pupilles.
Example sentence
À la lumière vive, la pupille diminue.
In bright light, the pupil gets smaller.
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How to remember la pupille
Pupille looks like pupil with extra letters, picture the eye's pupil as a tiny doubled dot.
Related words
- iris l' iris
- eyelid la paupière
- nostril la narine
- earlobe le lobe de l’oreille
- thigh la cuisse
- shin le tibia
- heel le talon
- toe l' orteil
- fingertip le bout du doigt
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Questions about la pupille
How do you pronounce la pupille?
Say pew-PEEY, with a soft double l making a y glide rather than a hard l sound.
Is la pupille masculine or feminine?
la pupille is feminine. la pupille is feminine. Its plural is pupilles.
How is la pupille used in French?
la pupille is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: À la lumière vive, la pupille diminue. (In bright light, the pupil gets smaller.).
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