Fire - Feu (The 786th Most Common French Word)

The French word for Fire is Feu. This word often comes up when talking about sickness & injuries, house, occupation, society. It is the 786th most commonly used word in French, classified as a A1 word. It can be used as noun, adjective. Tap on the speaker icon to listen to their pronunciations, 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

English: fire

French: feu

Examples


Be careful with fire in the woods.	Soyez prudent avec le feu dans les bois.
We need fire.	Nous avons besoin de feu.
Your car is on fire.	Ta voiture est en feu.
I cannot touch fire.	Je ne peux pas toucher le feu.
That building must be on fire.	Ce bâtiment doit être en feu.
A lot of houses were on fire.	Beaucoup de maisons étaient en feu.
It is as if the whole sky were on fire.	C'est comme si le ciel tout entier était en feu.
Scarcely had the market opened when the fire broke out.	Le feu a pris comme le marché ouvrait.

Wait until they open fire.	Attendez qu'ils ouvrent le feu.
There is no smoke without fire.	Il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu.
The fire consumed the whole building.	Le feu détruisit entièrement le bâtiment.
Fire is very dangerous.	Le feu est très dangereux.
Fire burns.	Le feu brûle.
Fire is always dangerous.	Le feu est toujours dangereux.
The fire went out by itself.	Le feu s'est éteint naturellement.
The fire spread throughout the house.	Le feu s'est propagé dans la maison.
It only adds fuel to the fire.	Ça ne fait qu'ajouter de l'huile sur le feu.
The fire devoured the town.	Le feu dévora la ville.
The house caught fire.	La maison prit feu.
This house is fireproof.	Cette maison est à l'épreuve du feu.
The curtain caught fire.	Le rideau prit feu.