No. 11,811 in French
spontanée
"Spontanée" means "spontaneous" or "acting without premeditation."
In a sentence
Elle a donné une réponse spontanée à la question.
She gave a spontaneous answer to the question.
The word 'spontanée' is used here as an adjective describing a response that was immediate and not premeditated.
La croissance spontanée des plantes dans ce jardin est impressionnante.
The spontaneous growth of plants in this garden is impressive.
In this sentence, 'spontanée' modifies 'croissance', signifying natural and unprompted growth without external intervention.
Son geste était une expression spontanée de gratitude.
Her gesture was a spontaneous expression of gratitude.
Here, 'spontanée' is describing an expression, emphasizing its unplanned and genuine nature.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “spontanée” in actual French podcasts.
Find “spontanée” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays French podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there.
Get the appFrench books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).