French dictionary
oeil/jø/
noun · A1 · Frequency 300
nounmasculine
Meanings
eye, the organ of sight
Refers to the organ of sight in humans or animals; the most common meaning.
Examples
Le médecin examine les yeux de l'enfant.
The doctor examines the child's eyes.
Ses yeux se sont habitués à la lumière faible.
His eyes have become accustomed to the dim light.
Elle a fermé les yeux pendant quelques secondes.
She closed her eyes for a few seconds.
Collocations
- un oeil bleua blue eye
Common mistakes
Il a deux oeils bleus.
Il a deux yeux bleus.
The ordinary plural of oeil is the irregular form yeux, not oeils.