French Conversation · Level 155
30 words
French word
paroi
Pronunciation
IPA/paʁwa/
Meaning
- feminine nounwall
Example
La paroi est peinte en blanc.
The wall is painted white.
More examples
La paroi de douche est en verre.
The shower partition is made of glass.
Core concept
A vertical boundary forming one side of an enclosed space, whether built, natural, or bodily.
Common phrases
paroi de douche
shower partition
Similar words
mur: A thick, structural wall enclosing a room or forming a building's outside.
cloison: A lightweight interior wall used to separate parts of a room.
Definition in French
Surface verticale qui sépare ou borde un espace, par exemple une cloison intérieure, la paroi d'une grotte ou la paroi d'un organe.
Word origin
The French noun paroi derives from Latin paries, whose genitive form was parietis, through the Old French form paroie.
Usage tips
- Mur is more usual for many ordinary building walls, while paroi commonly describes partitions, cave surfaces, and anatomical structures.