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Water in French

Water in French is eau

Example Sentences

  • Les plantes tirent l'eau du sol.
    Plants take in water from the soil. Source
  • L'eau est propre.
    The water is clean. Source
  • Ça serait chouette si vous aviez un quartier de citron vert que je puisse presser dans mon eau glacée.
    It would be nice if you had a wedge of lime I could squeeze into my icewater. Source
  • Je suis tombée dans l'eau.
    I fell into the water. Source
  • Vous faut-il de l'eau ?
    Do you need some water? Source
  • N'utilise pas toute l'eau chaude.
    Don't use all the hot water. Source
  • Nous ne pouvons vivre sans eau un jour de plus.
    We can't live another day without water. Source
  • Il faut se méfier de l'eau qui dort.
    Still waters run deep., Silent waters run deep. Source
  • Tom a pris un grand verre d'eau.
    Tom took a long drink of water. Source
  • Tom boit au moins trois litres d'eau par jour.
    Tom drinks at least three liters of water every day. Source
  • Tu ne peux pas simplement nous laisser ici sans nourriture ni eau.
    You can't just leave us here with no food and water. Source
  • Ohh comme l'eau de la mer est chaude !
    Oh how warm the water in the sea is! Source
  • Quelqu'un a laissé l'eau s'écouler.
    Someone left the water running. Source
  • Jeter le bébé avec l'eau du bain.
    To throw the baby out with the bath-water. Source
  • Va me chercher de l'eau !
    Get me some water. Source
  • Voici de l'eau.
    Here is some water. Source
  • Une corde fut jetée à l'eau.
    A rope was thrown into the water. Source

More Examples of Water in French

  • Le bois flotte.
    Wood floats in water., Wood floats. Source

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