piscine

adjective (piscine — formal, rare); French noun «piscine» (not English)

«piscine» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

(formal, science) Piscine means to do with fish or like a fish. tree →
(French) «Une piscine» means a swimming pool; it sounds like «pee-SEEN» and is a French word, not English. tree →

In the lessons

In English, «piscine» is a rare scientific or jokey word: a «piscine smell» is fishy. In French lessons, «la piscine» is the swimming pool — a false friend for English learners. Related English word: «Pisces», the fish sign in star-sign lore.

Examples

The pond had a piscine smell. tree →
The scientist studied piscine diseases. tree →
«Je vais à la piscine» means «I'm going to the swimming pool» in French. tree →
In French, «piscine» is the pool, not the fish. tree →
Pisces is the star sign with two fish. tree →
The aquarium is a piscine paradise. tree →

Note

English adjective is rare and formal, pronounced «PISS-ine» or «PIE-sine». False friend: French «piscine» = swimming pool. Everyday English for «piscine» is «fishy».

On Mova

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