"is called" in French

s’appelle

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Literal Breakdown

Recording	English	French	Learn
	himself; herself; themselves (before a vowel sound)	s’	Learn
	calls	appelle	Learn

The French translation for “is called” is s’appelle. The French, s’appelle, can be broken down into 2 parts:"himself; herself; themselves (before a vowel sound)" (s’) and "calls" (appelle).

Recording	English	French	Learn
	are called (3rd person plural)	s’appellent	Learn

There are 29 examples of the French word for "is called" being used:

English	French	Learn
my brother is called Paul	mon frère s’appelle Paul	Learn
His sister is called Claire.	Sa sœur s’appelle Claire.	Learn
I have a sister who’s called Laura.	j’ai une sœur qui s’appelle Laura	Learn
Bizet composed the opera which is called Carmen.	Bizet a composé l’opéra qui s’appelle Carmen.	Learn
What’s the name of Sophie and Gilles’ son?	Comment s’appelle le fils de Sophie et Gilles ?	Learn
The British currency is called the pound Sterling	la monnaie britannique s’appelle la livre Sterling	Learn
Their son is called Enzo.	Leur fils s’appelle Enzo.	Learn
Him, he’s my dog, his name is Fido.	Lui, c’est mon chien, il s’appelle Fido.	Learn
What’s the name of Christophe’s sister?	Comment s’appelle la sœur de Christophe ?	Learn