French Conversation · Level 28
89 words
French word
procession
Pronunciation
IPA/pʁosesjɔ̃/
Meaning
- feminine nounprocession
Example
Une procession avance lentement dans la rue.
A procession moves slowly down the street.
More examples
La procession des manifestants a traversé la place.
The demonstrators' procession crossed the square.
Core concept
People advancing together in a formal, visible line through a public space.
Common phrases
une procession funèbre
a funeral procession
une procession de manifestants
a procession of demonstrators
une procession de voitures
a procession of cars
Similar words
file: A line of people waiting their turn at a shop or service counter.
marche: A group march held to express political demands or other causes.
colonne: A formation moving forward in a single vertical line.
Definition in French
Désigne une colonne de personnes marchant ensemble, généralement pour un rite, une commémoration ou un hommage.
Word origin
The French noun procession is inherited through Latin processio from procedere, an older verb meaning to advance or go forward.
Usage tips
- Procession usually has a ceremonial or commemorative tone, while une file commonly names an ordinary queue.