Grammatical class

Adjective

puéril

(dated or literary) childlike

Details

Syllables

pué-ril

Phonetics

pɥe.ʁil

Grammatical class

Adjective

Freq. (books)

12780

Freq. (movies)

11314

Freq. (news)

43032

Sentences

C'est tellement puéril.

That's so juvenile.

A2

Tu es si puéril.

You're so childish.

B1

N'est-ce pas puéril ?

Isn't that childish?

B1

Tu es tellement puéril.

You're so immature.

B1

N'est-ce pas un peu puéril ?

Isn't that a little juvenile?

B1

Tu es parfois si puéril.

You are so childish sometimes.

B2

Quel comportement puéril! Grandis un peu!

What puerile behaviour! Grow up!

B2