Right - Droit (The 143rd Most Common French Word)

The French translation for Right is Droit. It can be used as noun, adjective, adverb. This word often comes up when talking about location & place, measures, society, negotiations. It is the 143rd most commonly used word in French, classified as a A1 word. 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

English: right

French: droit

Examples


Everyone has a right to say what he thinks.	Chacun a le droit de dire ce qu'il pense.
It's their right.	C'est leur droit.
You have the right to the truth.	Tu as droit à la vérité.
Death is a right.	La mort est un droit.
I have the right to say what I think.	J'ai le droit de dire ce que je pense.
I have the right to speak, too.	Moi aussi, j'ai le droit de parler.
You don't have the right to do that.	Tu n'as aucun droit de faire ça.
You have the right to be happy.	Tu as le droit d'être heureuse.

You have the right to an attorney.	Vous avez le droit à un avocat.
Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.	Toute personne a droit à la vie, à la liberté et à la sécurité de sa personne.
Everybody has a right to his own opinion. However, sometimes it's better not to tell anybody what that opinion is.	Tout le monde a le droit à sa propre opinion. Cependant, il est parfois préférable de ne partager cette opinion avec personne.
I can't see anything with my right eye.	Je ne vois rien du tout de mon œil droit.
You have the right to remain silent.	Tu as le droit de garder le silence.
You have no right to open this box.	Vous n'avez pas le droit d'ouvrir cette boîte.
Every right comes in hand with a duty.	Chaque droit s'accompagne d'un devoir.
He did not believe anyone had the right to do so.	Il ne crut pas que quiconque eut le droit de le faire.
You should live staring reality right in the eye.	Vous devriez vivre en regardant la réalité droit dans les yeux.
Today everyone regards education as a right for all.	Aujourd'hui, tout le monde considère l'éducation comme un droit pour tous.
They should have the right to decide for themselves.	Ils devraient avoir le droit de décider par eux-mêmes.
I can't bend my right arm.	Je n'arrive pas à plier mon bras droit.
My right foot is sleeping.	Mon pied droit est engourdi.