Grammatical class

Noun

grippe

influenza; flu

Details

Syllables

grip-pe

Phonetics

gʁip

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

48980

Freq. (movies)

47827

Freq. (news)

3875

Sentences

Comment savoir si vous avez la grippe ou un rhume?

How do you know if you have the flu or a cold?

A1

J'ai la grippe.

I have the flu.

A1

Il a la grippe.

He has the flu.

A1

J'ai chopé la grippe.

I've come down with the flu.

A1

Ça doit être la grippe.

It must be the flu.

A1

Tu as la grippe.

You're ill with flu.

A2

La grippe le cloue au lit.

He's in bed with the flu.

A2

La grippe et le rhume sont très contagieux.

The flu and the common cold are very contagious.

B1

Certains élèves étaient absents pour cause de grippe.

Some of the pupils were absent because of flu.

B1

Comme il y a beaucoup d'absents à cause de la grippe, on nous a dit qu'à partir de demain les cours seraient temporairement clôturés pendant trois jours.

As there are many absentees because of the flu, we were told that from tomorrow the classes will be temporary closed for 3 days.

B1

La semaine dernière ma mère a attrapé la grippe.

Last week my mother came down with the flu.

B2

Marie a eu une grippe.

Mary had a flu.

C2