Grammatical class

Verb

contempler

to contemplate

Details

Syllables

con-tem-pler

Phonetics

kɔ̃.tɑ̃.ple

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

2940

Freq. (movies)

9174

Freq. (news)

22036

Sentences

J'ai acheté un télescope pour contempler les étoiles.

I bought a telescope to gaze at the stars.

A1

J'aime contempler la campagne.

I like watching the countryside.

A2

Tom ne peut pas cesser de contempler Marie.

Tom can't stop looking at Mary.

A2

Il se tenait devant le tableau, à le contempler.

He stood gazing at the painting.

B1

À la maison, j’apprécie de contempler les montagnes de ma fenêtre.

I like to look at the mountains from my window when I'm in my house.

B1

Asseyons-nous ici un moment à contempler la vue !

Let's sit here for a while and look at the view.

B2