Grammatical class

Noun

fontaine

fountain

Details

Syllables

fon-tai-ne

Phonetics

fɔ̃.tɛn

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

3066

Freq. (movies)

5206

Freq. (news)

6646

Sentences

L'eau jaillit de la fontaine.

Water is spurting from the fountain.

A1

De l'eau jaillit de la fontaine.

Water is gushing from the fountain.

A1

La fontaine à eau est hors service.

The water cooler is out of order.

A1

L'eau de cette fontaine est potable.

The water from this fountain is safe to drink.

A1

Ils ont bu à la fontaine à tour de rôle.

They took turns drinking from the water fountain.

A2

« Cette fontaine est bien laide. » « Oh, tu trouves ? Elle a été conçue par un artiste célèbre. »

"That fountain is well ugly." "Oh, do you think so? It was designed by a famous artist."

A2

La fontaine de notre village s'est asséchée.

Our village's fountain has dried up.

B1

Au centre de la cité, se trouve une fontaine.

In the middle of the city, there is a fountain.

B1

Il y a une fontaine d'eau potable à côté du court de tennis.

There's a drinking fountain by the tennis court.

B1