English–French

“wet” in French

French

Alsomouillé

Pronunciation

IPA/muje/

Example

Ne mouille pas tes chaussures quand il pleut.

Don't get your shoes wet when it rains.

Illustration for mouiller (wet)

How to say “wet” in French

“Wet” in French is mouiller.

Water spreads over a surface, changing it from dry to damp.

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

Example sentences with mouiller

La pluie a mouillé tes chaussures.

The rain wet your shoes.

Tips for using mouiller

  • Mouiller takes a direct object, as in mouiller ses chaussures, while a person becoming wet is expressed with se mouiller or être mouillé.

Other French words for “wet”

Mon pull est mouillé.

My pullover is wet.

“wet” in other languages