What does monument in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word monument in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use monument in French.

The word monument in French means monument, monument, historical building, monument, masterpiece, leading light, listed historical monument, war memorial, memorial, funerary monument, historical monument, listed building, national monument. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word monument

monument

nom masculin (ouvrage d'architecture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'Arc de Triomphe est un beau monument.
L'Arc de Triomphe is a beautiful monument.

monument, historical building

nom masculin (vestige du passé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le Colisée est un magnifique monument.
The Coliseum is a magnificent monument.

monument, masterpiece

nom masculin (littéraire (œuvre considérable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'œuvre littéraire de Victor Hugo est un monument.
Victor Hugo's literary work is a masterpiece.

leading light

nom masculin (figuré (personnage important)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Jules Verne est un monument de la littérature d'anticipation.
Jules Verne is a leading light of science fiction literature.

listed historical monument

locution adjectivale (inscrit au patrimoine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'abbaye cistercienne de notre ville est classée monument historique.
The Cistercian abbey in our town is a listed historical monument.

war memorial

(monument d'hommage aux morts des guerres)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

memorial

nom masculin (monument érigé pour honorer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les soldats morts à la guerre ont leurs noms sur un monument commémoratif.

funerary monument

nom masculin (tombe)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

historical monument

nom masculin (bâtiment du patrimoine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les monuments historiques ont un intérêt historique, culturel ou patrimonial.

listed building

nom masculin (monument classé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les monuments inscrits l'ISMH font partie de l'inventaire supplémentaire des monuments historiques.

national monument

nom masculin (monument d'intérêt culturel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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