Grammatical class

Adjective

marin

maritime

Details

Syllables

ma-rin

Phonetics

ma.ʁɛ̃

Grammatical class

Adjective

Freq. (books)

3451

Freq. (movies)

4294

Freq. (news)

5591

Variants

Sentences

Il est devenu marin.

He became a sailor.

A1

Nous avons aimé l'air marin.

We enjoyed the sea air.

A1

Je n'ai jamais visité Sète, où Valéry a écrit « Le Cimetière marin ».

I never have visited Sète, where Valéry wrote "The Cemetery by the Sea".

A1

J'ai acheté un couvre-lit de style marin pour la chambre de mon bébé.

I bought a sea-themed bedspread for my baby's room.

A1

Il pense à devenir marin.

He is thinking of going to sea.

A2

Le dugong est un mammifère marin.

The dugong is a marine mammal.

A2

Le dugong est un mammifère marin herbivore.

The dugong is a herbivorous marine mammal.

B2

L'apprenti marin, assis sur un tabouret dans un bar, commanda une bière en attendant son panier de fish and chips.

The seaman apprentice, sitting on a stool in a bar, ordered a beer while waiting for his basket of fish and chips.

B2