Grammatical class

Noun

marais

swamp, marsh

Details

Syllables

ma-rais

Phonetics

ma.ʁɛ

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

4842

Freq. (movies)

5039

Freq. (news)

8996

Sentences

L'eau du marais monte jusqu'au genou.

The marsh is knee-deep.

A2

Beaucoup de hérons vivent dans le marais.

Lots of herons live in the marsh.

A2

Les marécages, les marais et les tourbières sont des types de zones humides.

Swamps, marshes, and bogs are types of wetlands.

B2

Nous étions englués dans un marais de paperasserie.

We were bogged down in a morass of paperwork.

C2