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