paradis

paradise

noun pah-rah-DEE Less Common

Also means

heaven

Usage Note

Paradis is invariable — no plural form is used. The final s is silent. It can refer to the Christian heaven (le paradis terrestre = the Garden of Eden), a figurative paradise, or the upper balcony of a theatre ('the gods'). Paradisiaque is the derived adjective meaning 'heavenly'.

Examples

"Cette plage ressemble à un vrai paradis."

Natural Translation

This beach looks like a real paradise.

Literal Translation

This beach resembles to a real paradise

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