Boat, ship - Bateau (The 1287th Most Common French Word)

The French word for Boat, ship is Bateau. This word often comes up when talking about transport & travel. It can be used as noun. It is the 1287th most commonly used word in French, classified as a A2 word. You can listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Practice this and the other 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app.

Pronunciation

English: boat, ship

French: bateau

Examples


Every ship needs a captain.	Tout bateau a besoin d'un capitaine.
That is a ship.	C'est un bateau.
A ship is seen a long way off.	Je peux voir un bateau au loin.
I'll meet you back on the ship.	Je vous retrouverai sur le bateau.
We're going to search the whole ship.	Nous allons fouiller la totalité du bateau.
I want a boat that will take me far away from here.	Je veux un bateau qui m'emmènera très loin d'ici.
I want a boat that'll take me far away from here.	Je veux un bateau qui m'emmènera très loin d'ici.
It seems we are in the same boat.	Il semble que nous soyons dans le même bateau.

We are on the same boat.	On est tous dans le même bateau.
There is no way of reaching the island other than by boat.	Il n'y a pas de moyen d'atteindre l'île autrement qu'en bateau.
I'm on a boat.	Je suis en bateau.
We rode a boat to the island.	Nous avons pris un bateau vers l'île.
That is a boat.	C'est un bateau.
Instead of going ashore, we stayed on the ship.	Au lieu d'aller à terre, nous sommes restés sur le bateau.
The ship is now in the harbor.	Le bateau a accosté.
To cross the river, you can use a boat or the bridge.	Pour traverser le fleuve, tu peux utiliser un bateau ou le pont.
Our boat approached the small island.	Notre bateau s'approcha de la petit île.
The boat drifted down the stream.	Le bateau dériva au gré du courant.
The boat sank in a flash.	Le bateau sombra en un instant.
A boat capsized.	Un bateau se retourna.
The ship transports raw materials from Indonesia.	Le bateau transporte des matières premières d’Indonésie.