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Astronomie
Shoot for the stars with this French vocabulary related to astronomy.
| sky | le ciel | ||
| space | espace | (m) | |
| universe | un univers | ||
| galaxy | une galaxie | ||
| Milky Way | la Voie lactée | ||
| solar system | le système solaire | ||
| sun | le soleil | ||
| solar | solaire | ||
| star | une étoile | ||
| constellation | une constellation | ||
| asteroid | un astéroïde | ||
| comet | une comète | ||
| meteor | un météore | ||
Planets
Even though most planets don’t take an article, they are all feminine.
| planet | une planète | |
| Mercury | Mercure | |
| Venus | Vénus | |
| Earth | la Terre | |
| Mars | Mars | |
| Jupiter | Jupiter | |
| Saturn | Saturne | |
| Uranus | Uranus | |
| Neptune | Neptune | |
| dwarf planet | une planète naine | |
| Pluto | Pluton |
The moon
| moon | la lune | ||
| (adj) | lunaire | ||
| crescent moon | le croissant de lune | ||
| full moon | la pleine lune | ||
| half-moon | la demi-lune | ||
| new moon | la nouvelle lune | ||
| dark side of the moon | la face cachée de la lune | ||
| the man in the moon | le visage que l’on peut imaginer en regardant la lune | ||
| to wane | décroître | ||
| to wax | croître | ||
| to orbit | orbiter | ||
| to land on the moon | alunir | ||
| moon landing | alunissage (m) | ||
Sky events
| eclipse | une éclipse | |
| solar eclipse | une éclipse de soleil | |
| total solar eclipse | une éclipse totale de soleil | |
| partial solar eclipse | une éclipse partielle de soleil | |
| lunar eclipse | une éclipse de lune | |
| total lunar eclipse | une éclipse totale de lune | |
| partial lunar eclipse | une éclipse partielle de lune | |
| aurora borealis northern lights |
aurore boréale (f) | |
| meteor shower | une averse météorique | |
| shooting star | une étoile filante | |
| solar flare | une éruption solaire | |
| sunrise | le lever de soleil | |
| sunset | le coucher de soleil |
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