French Conversation · Level 186
15 words
French word
pieu
Pronunciation
IPA/pjø/
Meaning
- masculine nounstake
Example
Il a planté un pieu dans le sol.
He drove a stake into the ground.
More examples
Nous avons enfoncé un pieu pour monter la tente.
We drove in a stake to put up the tent.
Core concept
A sturdy pointed stake driven into the ground to hold, secure, or mark something.
Common phrases
enfoncer un pieu
drive in a stake
retirer un pieu
pull out a stake
fixer un pieu
secure a stake
Similar words
poteau: A sturdy post set in the ground to support a fence or sign.
piquet: A slender peg driven into the ground to secure a tent or rope.
Definition in French
Objet long et solide, généralement en bois ou en métal, pointu à une extrémité et enfoncé dans le sol pour soutenir, fixer ou délimiter.
Word origin
French pieu comes from Latin pilum, a javelin, through Old French forms, as the weapon term developed into the sense of a pointed stake.
Usage tips
- Pieu is masculine, so the article is un pieu, and the plural is des pieux.
Other meanings
- postnoun
- polenoun