How to Say ‘Describe it’ in French
Décris-la
day-KREE lah
[day-KREE lah]
💬 Usage Tip: Imperative of 'décrire' + 'la' = 'describe it'. Hyphen required.
🇫🇷 In France: French instructions in class are often short imperatives like this.
Phrase Breakdown
Décris
[day-KREE]
describe
The informal command form of décrire, telling someone to describe something.
Décris les couleurs avant les émotions.
Describe the colors before the emotions.
la
[lah]
it
A direct object pronoun replacing a feminine noun, such as œuvre or peinture.
Décris-la avec des mots simples.
Describe it with simple words.
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