Grammatical class
Noun
oreille
ear
Details
Syllables
o-reil-le
Phonetics
o.ʁɛj
Grammatical class
Noun
Freq. (books)
525
Freq. (movies)
1402
Freq. (news)
5245
Sentences
Tendez l'oreille.
Prick up your ears.
A1
J'ai tendu l'oreille.
I pricked up my ears.
A1
Mon oreille bourdonne.
I have a ringing in my ears.
A1
Mon oreille me gratte.
My ear is itching.
A1
Je lui ai prêté l'oreille.
I inclined my ear to him.
A2
Marie est sourde de l'oreille gauche.
Mary is deaf in her left ear.
A2
Elles feront la sourde oreille.
They'll turn a deaf ear.
B1
Ils ne feront pas la sourde oreille.
They won't turn a deaf ear.
B1
"Je t'aime", murmura-t-il à l'oreille.
"I love you," he whispered into her ear.
B1
Il lui chuchota quelque chose à l'oreille.
He whispered something in his ear.
B1
Elle me le chuchota à l'oreille.
She whispered it in my ear.
B2
Il pressa son oreille contre le mur.
He pressed his ear against the wall.
B2