mer
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noun
- sealarge body of water
- the oceanthe continuous body of salt water covering a majority of the Earth's surface
Used in the library
- Mes grands-parents habitent à Caraquet, près de la mer.My grandparents live in Caraquet, near the sea.A1Ma famille — My family
- Embrasse les petites pour moi. Quand je reviendrai, nous irons à la mer, comme je l'ai promis.Kiss the little ones for me. When I come back, we will go to the seaside, as I promised.B1Lettre d'un poilu — A soldier's letter
- ...je voudrais que la rose Fût encore au rosier, Et que le rosier même À la mer fût jeté....I wish the rose would still have rose, and the rose even to the sea would be thrown away.B1Maria Chapdelaine
- Un point noir se balançait sur la mer.A black dot was swinging over the sea.B2Les Trois Mousquetaires
Other ways to say it
Idioms you will actually hear
- ce n'est pas la mer à boireit's not that hardLiterally it is not the sea to drink.