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"Spider" in French: araignée
l'araignée
Spider in French is l'araignée, feminine. Une araignée is one spider. Toile d'araignée is a spiderweb.
In a bathroom
Il y a une araignée près de la baignoire.Speak with an AI partner · 7 days free
How to pronounce araignée
Say it
ah-reh-NYAY
/a.ʁɛ.ɲe/
ah-reh-NYAY. Soft gn like ny in canyon. Final e is light.
"Spider" in French: quick reference
| French | English | When to use |
|---|---|---|
| l'araignée | the spider With elision. | With elision. |
| une araignée | a spider Indefinite. | Indefinite. |
| des araignées | spiders Plural. | Plural. |
| toile d'araignée | spiderweb Home and Halloween. | Home and Halloween. |
How to use araignée in real life
- 1In a bathroom
Il y a une araignée près de la baignoire.
There's a spider near the bathtub.
Une araignée.
- 2Cleaning
J'enlève la toile d'araignée dans le coin.
I'm removing the spiderweb in the corner.
Toile d'araignée.
- 3Outside
L'araignée a filé sous la feuille.
The spider darted under the leaf.
L'araignée with elision.
Mistakes English speakers make with araignée
Incorrect: Un araignée noire.
Correct: Une araignée noire.
Araignée is feminine.
Incorrect: Le araignée bouge.
Correct: L'araignée bouge.
Use l' before a vowel.
Good to know
Araignée is the everyday word; kids' rhymes and Halloween décor love toiles d'araignée. Fear of spiders is peur des araignées.
Try it in a ChatPal conversation
Finding a spider indoors
ChatPal
Ne bouge pas… il y a une araignée.
Don't move… there's a spider.
You
Où ça ? Je ne vois pas l'araignée.
Where? I don't see the spider.
ChatPal
Sur le mur. Je sors l'araignée dehors.
On the wall. I'll take the spider outside.
You
Merci. Je préfère ça.
Thanks. I prefer that.
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FAQ
Common questions about "Spider" in French
What gender is araignée?
Feminine: une araignée.
How do I say spiderweb?
Une toile d'araignée.
How do you pronounce araignée?
Ah-reh-NYAY.
How do I say spiders?
Des araignées.
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