Glue – la colle

(Pronounced kol-luh)

To remember that Glue is pronounced kul (colle) in French, use the following mnemonic:

Glue was used to stick flowers on the dog's collar (colle).

Colle is feminine, so it's la colle. Imagine a Labrador glued to the ceiling.

Examples of colle (glue) in a sentence

Il faut utiliser de la colle forte.

(It is necessary to use strong glue.)

Elle colle les images avec un bâton de colle.

(She is sticking the pictures with a glue stick.)

Cette colle ne fonctionne pas.

(This glue does not work.)