statue – la statue

(Pronounced stah-tyoo)

To remember that statue is pronounced stah-tyoo (statue) in French, use the following mnemonic.

The Statue of Liberty was holding up the Eiffel Tower.

Note: The Eiffel Tower is a French icon, and whenever you see it in one of our images, it means that the word is basically the same in English and French.

Examples of statue (statue) in a sentence

La statue de la Liberté se trouve à New York. 

(The Statue of Liberty is in New York.)

Une statue du général de Gaulle existe. 

(A statue of General de Gaulle exists.)

La statue semble vivante quand l'eau est en mouvement. 

(The statue appears alive when the water is in motion.)