French dictionary

fleuve/flœv/

noun · B1 · Frequency 3884

nounmasculine

a river that flows into the sea or ocean
Commonly used in geography and everyday language to distinguish large rivers from smaller ones.
a continuous and unstoppable stream of people, things, or words
Figurative use to describe a continuous flow.
river god; allegorical figure of a river
Commonly found as a symbolic figure in art and literature.

Le fleuve se jette dans la mer après avoir traversé plusieurs régions.
The river flows into the sea after crossing several regions.
À la sortie du stade, un fleuve de spectateurs avançait vers la station de métro.
After leaving the stadium, a continuous stream of spectators moved toward the metro station.
La sculpture représente le fleuve sous les traits d'un vieillard allongé sur des roseaux.
The sculpture represents the river as an old man lying on reeds.

une fleuve
un fleuve
Fleuve is a masculine noun and requires the masculine article un.
fleuve et rivière sont synonymes
fleuve et rivière ne sont pas synonymes
Fleuve refers to a river flowing into the sea, rivière to a river flowing into another river; they are not synonyms.

a river that flows into the sea or ocean
Commonly used in geography and everyday language to distinguish large rivers from smaller ones.
a continuous and unstoppable stream of people, things, or words
Figurative use to describe a continuous flow.
river god; allegorical figure of a river
Commonly found as a symbolic figure in art and literature.

Les fleuves transportent une grande quantité d'eau vers la mer.
Rivers that flow into the sea carry a large amount of water.
Après le concert, des fleuves de spectateurs ont envahi les rues.
After the concert, unstoppable streams of spectators flooded the streets.
Les fleuves sculptés de cette fontaine représentent les grands cours d'eau du pays.
The sculpted river gods on this fountain represent the country's major rivers.