French Conversation · Level 8
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French word
corail
Pronunciation
IPA/koʁaj/
Meaning
- masculine nouncoral
Example
Le corail vit dans la mer.
Coral lives in the sea.
More examples
Sa robe est de couleur corail.
Her dress is coral.
Core concept
A piece of sea coral and the soft pink-orange shade associated with it.
Common phrases
collier en corail
coral necklace
couleur corail
coral color
Similar words
coquillage: A shell found by the sea or the mollusk that lives in it.
algue: A soft, leaf-like aquatic organism that grows in the sea or in ponds.
anémone: A small marine animal with tentacles that attaches to rocks or seaweed.
étoile de mer: A marine animal with radiating arms, often found among rocks.
Definition in French
Couleur située entre le rose et l'orange, nommée d'après le matériau marin; le mot désigne aussi ce matériau lui-même.
Word origin
The French noun corail derives from Latin corallium, borrowed from Greek korallion, while the color meaning developed from coral's distinctive appearance.
Usage tips
- As a color modifier, corail usually stays invariable, as in une robe corail and des robes corail.