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How do you say "seafood" in French?
les fruits de mer
In French, "seafood" is les fruits de mer.
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Pronunciation
Pronounced 'frwee duh mare'. Three words, four syllables. Sounds like 'free duh mare'.
Grammar notes
Fruits (masculine plural) de mer. This is always plural in French. No singular form is used.
Example sentence
Les fruits de mer sont savoureux.
Seafood is delicious.
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How to remember les fruits de mer
Fruits de mer literally means 'fruits of the sea'. It's poetic because shellfish and seafood are the treasures harvested from the ocean.
Related words
- clam la palourde
- lobster le homard
- mosquito le moustique
- octopus la pieuvre
- sea horse l'hippocampe
- sea lion l'otarie
- squid le calamar
- tuna le thon
- turtle la tortue
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Questions about les fruits de mer
How do you say "seafood" in French?
In French, "seafood" is les fruits de mer. It is a noun.
How is les fruits de mer written in French?
les fruits de mer is written using the standard French script.
How is les fruits de mer used in a sentence?
Use les fruits de mer as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Les fruits de mer sont savoureux. (Seafood is delicious.).
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