Languages › French Learn the French Word Le Sillage Share Flipboard Email Print French Vocabulary Pronunciation & Conversation Grammar Resources For Teachers By ThoughtCo Updated June 07, 2017 The French word le sillage -- pronounced "see-yazh" -- means the wake of a boat, a slipstream, or a trail. Examples Ce bateau laisse un grand sillage. This boat leaves a big wake.J'ai vu le sillage d'un avion hier.I saw a plane's (vapor) trail yesterday.Suivons le sillage de parfum.Let's follow the scent of perfume.Dans le sillage de qunIn someone's wake (literal and figurative)marcher dans le sillage de qqunto follow in someone's footsteps Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation ThoughtCo. "Learn the French Word Le Sillage." ThoughtCo, Dec. 6, 2018, thoughtco.com/le-sillage-vocabulary-1372576. ThoughtCo. (2018, December 6). Learn the French Word Le Sillage. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/le-sillage-vocabulary-1372576 ThoughtCo. "Learn the French Word Le Sillage." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/le-sillage-vocabulary-1372576 (accessed January 22, 2021). copy citation