French Conversation · Level 128
45 words
French word
pull
Pronunciation
IPA/pyl/
Meaning
- masculine nounsweater
Example
Il fait froid, mets ton pull.
It's cold, put on your sweater.
More examples
J'ai lavé mon pull hier.
I washed my sweater yesterday.
Core concept
A warm woollen or knitted top that slips over the head and covers the upper body.
Common phrases
mettre un pull
put on a sweater
enfiler un pull
pull on a sweater
ôter son pull
take off one's sweater
Similar words
pull-over: A knitted top put on over the head, with a closed front.
gilet: A lightweight front-opening top fastened with buttons or a zipper.
Definition in French
Vêtement chaud, souvent en laine ou en maille, sans ouverture sur le devant et porté sur le haut du corps.
Word origin
French borrowed pull from English pullover and kept the first part as a shortened name for this type of garment.
Usage tips
- The vowel in French pull is the rounded French u, not the vowel in English pull.
Related words
- pull-overpullovernoun
- sous-pullundersweaternoun