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"Ice" in French: glace

la glace

Say it: glasfeminine · la glacenoun/ɡlas/

Ice as frozen water in French is la glace, feminine. Il y a de la glace sur la route means there's ice on the road. Same word as ice cream—context must show frozen water.

Winter morning sidewalk

Fais gaffe, il y a de la glace devant l'immeuble.
Careful—there's ice in front of the building.
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How to pronounce glace

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glas

/ɡlas/

Glace: glas, like glass without a hard double s. Soft final s. La glace: lah glas.

"Ice" in French: quick reference

FrenchEnglish
la glaceice (frozen water)

Weather, roads, surfaces.

de la glacesome ice

On roads or in drinks (cubes).

verglasblack ice

Dangerous road ice.

un glaçonan ice cube

In a drink.

How to use glace in real life

  1. 1Winter morning sidewalk

    Fais gaffe, il y a de la glace devant l'immeuble.

    Careful—there's ice in front of the building.

    Frozen water on the ground.

  2. 2Car warning

    La glace sur le pont est invisible ce matin.

    The ice on the bridge is invisible this morning.

    Road ice.

  3. 3Mountain lake

    La glace du lac craque déjà au soleil.

    The lake ice is already cracking in the sun.

    Natural ice sheet.

Mistakes English speakers make with glace

Incorrect: Je prends une glace au citron — pour dire frozen water.

Correct: Il y a de la glace sur la route.

Same word as ice cream; for this entry keep frozen-water contexts.

Incorrect: Le glace est dangereuse.

Correct: La glace est dangereuse.

Glace is feminine: la glace.

Good to know

French uses glace for ice cream and frozen water—listeners need context. Road alerts say verglas more than glace. In drinks, people ask des glaçons, not de la glace, for cubes.

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Walking carefully after a freeze

  1. ChatPal

    Tu vois la glace près du caniveau ?

    Do you see the ice near the gutter?

  2. You

    Oui. Cette glace brille sous le réverbère.

    Yes. That ice is shiny under the streetlight.

  3. ChatPal

    On marche au milieu. Moins de glace là.

    We'll walk in the middle. Less ice there.

  4. You

    Ok, j'y vais doucement.

    Okay—I'm going slowly.

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"Ice" in other languages

FAQ

Common questions about "Ice" in French

How do you say ice (frozen water) in French?

La glace.

Is ice cream the same word?

Yes—context tells them apart.

How do you say ice cube?

Un glaçon.

How do you pronounce glace?

glas.

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