secours

help

noun suh-KOOR Less Common

Also means

rescue

Usage Note

Secours is used in emergency contexts — au secours! ('help!') is the standard distress call, and les premiers secours are 'first aid'. The word is typically used in the plural for organized rescue services. Une sortie de secours is an 'emergency exit'. It is more urgent in register than aide.

Examples

"Au secours! Quelqu'un peut m'aider?"

Natural Translation

Help! Can someone help me?

Literal Translation

To-the help someone can me-help

Related Words

Explore French by topic

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

FrenchNow

How to Say "I Miss You" in French (Without Errors)

"I miss you" in French is Tu me manques, not Je te manque. Learn the subject-flip behind manquer so you never text the opposite of what you mean.

June 4, 2026 6 min read

FrenchNow

French Object Pronouns: le, la, lui, leur Order

Le lui or lui le? Use the à-name test to pick le/la vs lui/leur, then one slot chart to order two French object pronouns — plus the command exception.

June 4, 2026 6 min read

FrenchNow

Aller + Infinitive: The Easy French Future

Form the French near future in seconds: conjugate aller in the present and add an infinitive. Learn futur proche rules, negation, pronouns, and when to use it.

June 4, 2026 6 min read