French Conversation · Level 151
30 words
French word
tuerie
Pronunciation
IPA/tyʁi/
Meaning
- feminine nounmass murder
Example
Cette tuerie a causé de nombreuses victimes.
This mass murder caused many casualties.
More examples
Les journalistes ont décrit la scène de la tuerie.
The journalists described the scene of the massacre.
Core concept
A single scene of mass violence in which many victims make the event larger than an individual murder.
Common phrases
scène de tuerie
massacre scene
commettre une tuerie
commit a massacre
Similar words
massacre: A brutal incident in which many people are killed at once.
meurtre: The deliberate killing of one or more people.
carnage: A horrific, blood-soaked scene or event with many people dead.
homicide: An act or incident that causes a person's death.
Definition in French
Événement ou résultat d'un grand nombre de meurtres ; massacre.
Word origin
The noun tuerie derives from tuer, 'to kill,' by means of the suffix -ie, which forms a noun for the resulting killing.
Usage tips
- In informal speech, une tuerie can also describe something exceptionally impressive, so context distinguishes this figurative use from mass killing.