English–French
“eyespot” in French
French
Pronunciation
IPA/osɛl/
Example
Le papillon a des ocelles bien visibles.
The butterfly has clearly visible eyespots.
How to say “eyespot” in French
“Eyespot” in French is ocelle.
An eye-like spot with a darker center and surrounding rings, or a tiny simple eye in an invertebrate.
Example sentences with ocelle
On dirait un ocelle dans le motif de ce tapis.
It looks like an eyespot in the pattern of this carpet.
Tips for using ocelle
- Ocelle is masculine, so the article is un ocelle and the plural is des ocelles.