soleil/sɔ.lɛj/
noun / prop.n. · A1 · Frequency 937
nounmasculine
Meanings
sun (star)
Refers to the star in the sky, commonly used in everyday and scientific contexts.
Examples
Le soleil disparaissait derrière les montagnes.
The sun was disappearing behind the mountains.
Sans soleil, la pièce reste froide toute la journée.
Without sunlight, the room stays cold all day.
Le soleil a séché le linge en quelques heures.
The sun dried the laundry in a few hours.
Collocations
- le lever du soleilsunrise
Common mistakes
le lever de le soleil
le lever du soleil
The preposition de contracts with the masculine singular definite article le to form du, so the correct phrase is « le lever du soleil ».
Related words
prop.n.masculine
Meanings
the Sun
Refers to the star in the sky that provides light and heat.
Examples
Le Soleil se lève au-dessus des collines à l'est.
The Sun rises above the hills in the east.
La lumière du Soleil réchauffe rapidement la terrasse.
The light of the Sun quickly warms the terrace.
La Terre tourne autour du Soleil en une année.
The Earth revolves around the Sun in one year.
Collocations
- lever du Soleilsunrise
- rayons du Soleilrays of the Sun
- énergie du Soleilenergy from the Sun
Related words
synonymastrecelestial body
- antonymlunemoon
nounmasculine
Meanings
sun (star)
Refers to the star in the sky, commonly used in everyday and scientific contexts.
Examples
Les astronomes étudient les soleils d'une galaxie lointaine.
Astronomers are studying the suns in a distant galaxy.
Dans ce roman, les habitants vivent sous deux soleils.
In this novel, the inhabitants live under two suns.
Les soleils du jardin ont fleuri tout l'été.
The sunflowers in the garden bloomed all summer.