French Conversation · Level 184
14 words
French word
jaillir
Pronunciation
IPA/ʒajiʁ/
Meaning
- verbgush
Example
L'eau jaillit du sol après la pluie.
The water gushed from the ground after the rain.
More examples
Des larmes jaillissent quand il entend la nouvelle.
Tears well up when he hears the news.
Core concept
A fountain-like jet shoots out at once from a confined point, especially as water or another fluid.
Common phrases
jaillir des larmes
tears well up
jaillir d'une source
gush from a spring
Similar words
sortir: To emerge from inside a place or container.
couler: To run continuously along a defined direction.
déborder: To overflow the edge of a container or enclosed area.
s'échapper: To escape through a gap or opening.
Definition in French
Surgir soudainement et avec force d'un point, surtout pour un liquide ou une matière fluide.
Word origin
French jaillir developed through Old French jaillir while retaining the older sense of a sudden burst from a point.
Usage tips
- Jaillir follows the finir pattern in the present: je jaillis, but nous jaillissons and ils jaillissent.
Other meanings
- spurtverb
- well upverb
- burst forthverb
Opposites
- tarirdry upverb