Famous - Fameux (The 2060th Most Common French Word)

The French word for Famous is Fameux. It is the 2060th most commonly used word in French, classified as a B1 word. It can be used as adjective. This word often comes up when talking about culture & arts. You can listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Discover all of the 3000 most common French words with over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app today.

Pronunciation

en English: famous

fr French: fameux

Examples

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This is a very famous haiku by Basho. C'est un très fameux haïku de Basho.
Beneath the gray hair, a famous stud still lies. Sous le poil gris, il y a aussi un fameux étalon.
One of the most famous is Ses Salines. This is where you will find one of the most famous places to stop for something to eat: the Chi. L'une des plus célèbres d'entre elles est Ses Salines, où vous trouverez l'un des restaurants les plus emblématiques de l'île, le fameux Chiringuito Malibú.
Martin Luther King held his famous "I have a dream" speech on the steps of this memorial. Martin Luther King a tenu son fameux discours « I have a dream » (« J'ai un rêve ») sur les marches de ce mémorial.
People don't notice the warnings on packets anymore - the famous "Fumer tue" (smoking kills) for example. Plus personne ne se préoccupe des avertissements sur les paquets - le fameux 'Fumer tue', par exemple.
Steve Irwin, the famous australian hunter crocodile, was killed by a sting ray. Steve Irwin, le fameux chasseur de crocodile australien, a été tué par une de ces raies.
Keith Diaz Choy, famous DJ specialised in caribbean music of all genres. Keith Diaz Choy, le fameux DJ spécialiste dans la musique des caraïbes de tous les genres.
This is mainly because of a very famous tea called and known 88 qing (ba ba qing). C'est surtout à cause d'un thé très fameux et connu appelé 88 qing (ba ba qing).

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Bomberman classic arcade game and made famous on the nintendo. Jeu d'arcade classique Bomberman et rendu fameux sur Nintendo.
The resulting drink is Morocco's famous mint tea, or atay bi na'na. La boisson obtenue est le fameux thé à la menthe marocain, le atay avec na'na.
The famous manga written by Yumi HOTTA and drawn by Takeshi OBATA - Shūeisha (jp) and Tonkam (Fr). Le fameux manga scénarisé par Yumi HOTTA avec des dessins de Takeshi OBATA aux éditions Shūeisha (jp) et Tonkam (Fr).
He became famous during his captivity for repeated escape attempts. Il devient fameux durant sa captivité pour ses tentatives répétées d'évasion.
Everyone known the famous Pythagorean theorem. Tout le monde connaît le fameux théorème de Pythagore.
Try typing a few queries as the famous Tiananmen or youtube, p*rn, wikipedia and you will understand very quickly. Essayez de taper quelques requêtes comme le fameux Tiananmen ou encore youtube, p*rn, wikipedia et vous comprendrez très vite.
And yehudi menuhin, the world-famous violinist And the president of the surrey cricket club. et Yehudi Menuhin, le fameux violoniste et le président du club de cricket du Surrey.
So that was the famous winston knight. C'était donc le fameux Winston Knight.
This album is sublime, backed by Poly-Rythmo, sung by Bylledey Guissey and arranged by famous cameroon's guitarist Louis Wasson. Cet album est sublime, orchestré par Poly-Rythmo, chanté par Bylledey Guissey et arrangé par le fameux guitariste camerounais, Louis Wasson.
The famous, highly marketed Paxil. Le fameux Paxil, très commercialisé.
Not forgetting the famous Mambo from West Side Story a year later. Sans oublier le fameux Mambo de West Side Story un lustre plus tard.
The result was that he spoke with the famous Argentinian "sh". Résultat, il parlait avec le fameux « ch » argentin.
Take, for example, the famous Jewish sense of humor. Le fameux humour juif par exemple.

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