Grammatical class
Verb
jaillir
(of liquid, fire, etc.) to spurt out, gush forth
Details
Syllables
jail-lir
Phonetics
ʒa.jiʁ
Grammatical class
Verb
Freq. (books)
5284
Freq. (movies)
11482
Freq. (news)
30590
Sentences
Il fit jaillir une étincelle du silex.
He struck a spark from the flint.
B2
Devant le vestibule, aux portes du palais, / Pyrrhus, le cœur brûlant d'une audace guerrière, / de ses armes d'airain fait jaillir la lumière.
Just on the threshold of the porch, behold / fierce Pyrrhus stands, in glittering brass bedight.
C2