French Conversation · Level 142
30 words
French word
astre
Pronunciation
IPA/astʁ/
Meaning
- masculine nounstar
Example
La nuit, un astre brille dans le ciel.
At night, a star shines in the sky.
More examples
Le matin, l'astre le plus visible est le soleil.
In the morning, the most visible celestial body is the sun.
Core concept
A luminous body appearing as a point in the night sky, especially a star.
Common phrases
un astre dans le ciel
a celestial body in the sky
voir un astre
to see a celestial body
Similar words
étoile: A self-luminous star seen as a point of light in the night sky.
soleil: The star that gives Earth light and heat and appears bright during the day.
Definition in French
Désigne un corps céleste lumineux visible dans le ciel, en particulier une étoile.
Word origin
French astre comes from Latin astrum, itself from Greek astron, meaning a star, and entered French through Old French.
Usage tips
- Astre is masculine and often has a literary or formal tone, while ordinary speech commonly uses étoile for a star.
Other meanings
- celestial bodynoun
Related words
- astronomieastronomynoun
- astralastraladjective