English–French

“olive” in French

French

Pronunciation

IPA/oliv/

Example

Prends une olive si tu veux.

Take an olive if you want.

Illustration for olive (olive)

How to say “olive” in French

“Olive” in French is olive.

The oval fruit of the olive tree, whether fresh-looking, preserved, or reduced to oil.

Full entry for olive: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with olive

Pour l'apéritif, j'ouvre un bocal d'olives.

For an aperitif, I open a jar of olives.

Tips for using olive

  • In vert olive, olive functions as an invariable color modifier, so it does not take a feminine or plural ending.

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