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la poésie

English translation of la poésie

poetry

In French, 'la poésie' is used to refer to the art of writing poems or to a poem itself. It is a feminine noun and we use 'la' before 'poésie'. It is pronounced as /po-e-zee/. An example in a sentence could be 'J'aime la poésie française', which means 'I like French poetry'.


Example sentences using: la poésie

J'aime lire la poésie avant de dormir.

English translation of J'aime lire la poésie avant de dormir.

I like to read poetry before sleeping.

This phrase suggests a liking towards poetry, expressing that the person enjoys reading it before going to sleep. It uses 'la poésie' as the direct object of the sentence.

La poésie est une forme d'art sublime.

English translation of La poésie est une forme d'art sublime.

Poetry is a sublime form of art.

This phrase establishes 'la poésie' (poetry) as the subject of the sentence and comments on its artistic quality, referring to it as 'sublime', which implies it's grand or excellent.

Elle écrit la poésie en français.

English translation of Elle écrit la poésie en français.

She writes poetry in French.

In this phrase, the action of writing poetry (la poésie) in French is described, where writing is the verb and 'la poésie' is the object that receives the action. It gives information about someone's lingual skill in creative writing.

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