procession

noun proh-seh-SYOHN Rare

Origin: Latin 'processio' (a marching forward)

Usage Note

Procession refers to a formal or ceremonial march, often religious — une procession de la Fête-Dieu (a Corpus Christi procession). It can also describe any slow, orderly line of people or vehicles. The related verb is défiler (to march past), and cortège is a close synonym for a funeral or official procession.

Examples

"La procession a traversé le village."

Natural Translation

The procession passed through the village.

Related Words

Explore French by topic

FrenchNow

Faire in French: To Make, To Do, and More

Faire in French means more than make and do: master faire vs rendre, weather and sports idioms, the causative, and the mistakes English speakers make.

June 4, 2026 6 min read

FrenchNow

French Filler Words: Euh, Bah, Du Coup, Quoi

French filler words like euh, bah, du coup, and quoi make you sound fluent, not lazy. Learn what each one does, where it goes, and how to use them naturally.

June 4, 2026 6 min read

FrenchNow

Avoir or Être? Picking the Right Past-Tense Helper

Use avoir for the passé composé unless the verb is reflexive or one of ~16 DR MRS VANDERTRAMP motion verbs, which take être and force agreement.

June 4, 2026 5 min read

FrenchNow

En, Au, Aux: French Prepositions for Countries

Use en for feminine countries, au for masculine, aux for plural, and à for cities. Full French preposition rule for countries, with a lookup table and traps.

June 4, 2026 5 min read