locution figée
French, noun/lɔ.ky.sjɔ̃ fi.ʒe/
locution figée is spelled L-O-C-U-T-I-O-N-F-I-G-É-E (13 letters). Locution figée is a French feminine noun meaning “set phrase” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Locution de deux mots ou plus, formant un tout indissociable pour la compréhension du sens, ayant subi une…”.
What does locution figée mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineset phrase
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Locution de deux mots ou plus, formant un tout indissociable pour la compréhension du sens, ayant subi une lexicalisation qui en a fixé l’usage.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of locution figée
- locutions figées plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce locution figée?
- /lɔ.ky.sjɔ̃ fi.ʒe/
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.