Polyglot Dictionary

luciole

/ly.sjɔl/

la noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
les lucioles

Meaning

  1. firefly

    • Les lucioles illuminent la nuit d'été.

      Fireflies light up the summer night.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Glühwürmchen

Glühwürmchen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "firefly."

Spanish

luciérnaga

luciérnaga is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "firefly."

Portuguese

vaga-lume

vaga-lume is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "firefly."

Practice

1 What does luciole mean?

2 Fill the gap: Les ___ illuminent la nuit d'été.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches luciole?

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