le

masculine

/vɛso/

#763 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

vessel, ship

Word origin

From Late Latin vascellum ('a small vessel'), a diminutive of Latin vas ('vessel, container').

Origin: Latin
Root: vascellum
English cognates: vessel, vascular, vase

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralvaisseauxirregular

Examples

atteint l'.

The spaceship reached the station in space.

A large warship entered the port.

transportent .

The vessels in the body carry blood.

The spaceship landed without any problem.

A large vessel entered the port this morning.

Where this fits

The 1,000 most common French words

Where this word sits in the core vocabulary, and what to learn around it.

French vocabulary by CEFR level

How many words each level actually needs, with real counts.

French learning guides

Podcasts, pronunciation traps and the things a word list cannot teach.

Add to review queue

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

Go to my review queue

French · Free printables

vaisseau: worksheet, infographic and listicle

Free printable study downloads for the French word "vaisseau" (vessel, ship): a worksheet with the answer key built in, an infographic, and a sentence listicle. Open any one to view, print or save.

Free for members

The printable worksheets, infographics and PDFs are free with an account. Start a free week and download as many as you like.

Start your free week

This word is part of lesson 16.