prêter l'oreille
French, verb/pʁɛ.te l‿ɔ.ʁɛj/
prêter l'oreille is spelled P-R-Ê-T-E-R-L-O-R-E-I-L-L-E (14 letters). Prêter l'oreille is a French verb meaning “To listen up; to listen in” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Être à l’écoute”.
What does prêter l'oreille mean in English?
verb
- 1
To listen up; to listen in
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Être à l’écoute.
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.
How do you pronounce prêter l'oreille?
- /pʁɛ.te l‿ɔ.ʁɛj/
- /pʁe.te l‿ɔ.ʁɛj/
- \pʁe.te l‿ɔ.ʁɛj\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.