- English to French
- Dictionary
canoe
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
1. (boat)
a. le canoë (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
Joana tipped her canoe over in the middle of the lake.Joana a chaviré avec son canoë au milieu du lac.
b. le canoë-kayak (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
We rented a canoe to explore the rivers in the area.Nous avons loué un canoë-kayak pour explorer les rivières de la région.
c. le canot (M) (Québec)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
Regionalism used in Québec.
A canoe can comfortably hold two adults.Un canot peut accueillir deux adultes confortablement.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).
2. (sports)
a. faire du canoë
My sense of balance isn’t good enough to canoe.Mon sens de l'équilibre n'est pas assez bon pour faire du canoë.
b. faire du canoë-kayak
We always canoe on the river during the summer.Nous faisons toujours du canoë-kayak sur la rivière pendant l'été.
c. faire du canot (Québec)
Regionalism used in Québec.
Every summer, we canoe as a family in the Laurentides.Chaque été, on fait du canot en famille dans les Laurentides.
Examples
Machine Translators
Translate canoe using machine translators
Random Word
Roll the dice and learn a new word now!
