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French Nouns
(Gender and Plural)
Gender (masculine &
feminine)
Nouns in French are either masculine or feminine; for some
reason (bread) is masculine in French; (spoon) is feminine, so the best thing
to do is to memorize words with their gender by adding the indefinite or
definite articles to them, for example the word bread should be memorized as
“le pain” and not only as “pain”. The good news is that some words may give you
a clue about their gender, especially their ending, for example:
Nouns ending in: -eau, -eaux, -age
-ment are usually masculine,
Nouns ending in -e, -ure, -ence,
-ance, -té, and -ette, -ion
(especially -sion, tion) are usually
feminine.
Nouns referring to a sex, for example “une femme / a woman”
is obviously feminine …
That doesn’t means that this is a rule you should follow, for
example nouns ending in “-e” are not always feminine.
Now to make the feminine out of the masculine you need to
follow these simple steps:
Many French nouns form their feminine by adding an “e” to the end of the masculine. Student
(masculine) = étudiant, Student (feminine) = étudiante.
Nouns already ending in an “e”
in the masculine don’t change in the feminine.
Other nouns change their -eur ending to
-euse for the feminine, for example: a
seller = un vendeur (masucline), une vendeuse
(feminine).
Plural
To form the plural in French most nouns simply add an extra “s” {a friend = un ami, friends = des amis}
Nouns ending in -eu, -eau
and -au usually form the plural by
adding an exta “x”, {the cake = le gâteau, cakes = les gâteaux}
Nouns ending in -al usually form the
plural with -aux: {animal = un animal, animals = des animaux}
Nouns already ending in -s, -x, or -z in their masculine form do not change in
the plural: {the nose = le nez, noses =
les nez}
Nouns ending in -an, -en
and -on take an extra “ne” in the singular feminine. Dog (male) = chien,
Dog (female) = chienne.
And “nes” in the
plural feminine: Dogs (male) = chiens, Dogs (female) = chiennes.
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French Plural
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the cake = le gâteau,
cakes = les gâteaux
animal = un animal,
animals = des animaux
the nose = le nez,
noses = les nez
Dogs (male) = chiens, Dogs (female) = chiennes
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Some French Nouns:
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French Nouns
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Family
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House
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aunt
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une tante
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a
shelf
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une étagère
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brother
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un frère
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alarm
clock
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un réveil
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cousin
(female)
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une cousine
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bathing
suit
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un maillot (de bain)
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cousin
(male)
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un cousin
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bathtub
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un bain, une baignoire
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daughter
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une fille
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bed
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un lit
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father
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un père
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binder
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un classeur
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granddaughter
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une petite-fille
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calculator
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une calculatrice
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grandfather
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un grand-père
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carpet
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une moquette
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grandmother
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une grand-mère
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ceiling
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le plafond
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grandson
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un petit-fils
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chair
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une chaise
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husband
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un mari
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closet
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une armoire, un placard
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mother
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une mère
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coat
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un manteau
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nephew
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un neveu
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computer
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un ordinateur
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niece
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une nièce
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copy
machine
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une machine à photocopier
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sister
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une soeur
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couch
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un canapé
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son
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un fils
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curtain
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un rideau
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uncle
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un oncle
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desk
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un bureau
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wife
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une femme
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door
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une porte
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dresser
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une commode
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Body parts
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fax
machine
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un télécopieur
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ankle
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la cheville
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floor
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le sol
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arm
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le bras
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highlighter
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un surligneur
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back
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le dos
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jacket
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un blouson
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cheek
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la joue
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jeans
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un jean
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chest
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la poitrine
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lamp
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une lampe
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ear
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une oreille
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mirror
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un miroir
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elbow
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le coude
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oven
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un four
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eye
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un oeil
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pajamas
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un pyjama
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eyes
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les yeux
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pants
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un pantalon
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face
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le visage
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paper
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le papier
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finger
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le doigt
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pen
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un stylo
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fingernail
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un ongle
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pencil
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un crayon
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foot
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le pied
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piece
of paper
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une feuille de papier
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hair
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les cheveux
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pillow
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un oreiller
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hand
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la main
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poster
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une affiche
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head
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la tête
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printer
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une imprimante
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knee
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le genou
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raincoat
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un imperméable
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leg
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la jambe
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refrigerator
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un réfrigérateur
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lip
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la lèvre
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rug
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un tapis
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mouth
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la bouche
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sandals
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des sandales
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neck
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le cou
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shoes
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des chaussures
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nose
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le nez
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shorts
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un short
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shoulder
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une épaule
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shower
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une douche
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stomach
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un estomac
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sink
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un lavabo
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thumb
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le pouce
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sneakers
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des tennis
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toe
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un orteil
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socks
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des chaussettes
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tooth
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la dent
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staple
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une agrafe
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wrist
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le poignet
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stapler
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une agrafeuse
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stereo
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une chaîne stéréo
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stove
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une cuisinière
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table
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une table
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telephone
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un téléphone
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television
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une télévision
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toilet
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une toilette
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t-shirt
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un tee-shirt
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wall
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un mur
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window
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une fenêtre
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Miscellaneous
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actor
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un acteur
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manager
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un gérant
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actress
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une actrice
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map
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une carte
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airline
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une compagnie aérienne
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mechanic
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un mécanicien
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airplane
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un avion
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movie
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un film
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airport
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un aéroport
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music
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la musique
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arrivals
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les arrivées
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notebook
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un cahier
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artist
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un(e) artiste
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nurse
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une infirmiere (fem)
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backpack
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un sac à dos
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one-way
ticket
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un billet simple
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baggage
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les bagages
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painter
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un(e) peintre
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baker
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un boulanger
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paper
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le papier
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basketball
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le basket
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passenger
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un passager
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biking
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le cyclisme, le vélo
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passport
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un passeport
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binder
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un classeur
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pen
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un stylo
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book
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un livre
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pencil
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un crayon
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briefcase
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un porte-documents
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pharmacist
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un pharmacien
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bus
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l'autobus
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pilot
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le pilote
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bus
station
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la gare d'autobus
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plane
ticket
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le billet d'avion
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bus
stop
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l'arrêt du bus
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plumber
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un plombier
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butcher
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un boucher
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police
officer
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un policier
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calculator
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une calculatrice
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price
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le prix
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car
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la voiture
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reading
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la lecture
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carpenter
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un charpentier
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receptionist
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un(e) réceptionniste
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cart
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un chariot
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round
trip ticket
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un billet aller-retour
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cashier
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un caissier
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sailing
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la voile
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cell
phone
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un téléphone cellulaire
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school
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une école
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chalk
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une craie
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secretary
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un(e) secrétaire
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chalkboard
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un tableau
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shuttle
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une navette
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check-in
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l'enregistrement
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skiing
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le ski
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chess
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les échecs
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soccer
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le football, le foot
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classroom
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une salle de classe
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steward
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un steward
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college
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une université
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stewardess
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une hôtesse de l'air
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cook
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un chef
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student
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un étudiant
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cooking
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la cuisine
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subway
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le métro
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course
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un cours
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subway
station
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la gare (or) station de métro
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customs
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la douane
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swimming
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la natation
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dancing
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la danse
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teacher
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un professeur
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dentist
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un(e) dentiste
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telephone
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un téléphone
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departures
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les départs
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television
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la télévision (la télé)
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desk
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un bureau
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tennis
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le tennis
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dictionary
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un dictionnaire
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test
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un examen
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doctor
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un médecin
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train
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le train
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electrician
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un électricien
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train
station
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la gare
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email
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le courrier
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visa
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un visa
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employee
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un(e) employé(e)
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waiter
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un serveur
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engineer
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un ingénieur
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waitress
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une serveuse
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eraser
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une gomme
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writer
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un écrivain
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fireman
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un pompier
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fishing
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la pêche
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flight
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un vol
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football
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le football américain
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gate
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une porte
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high
school
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un lycée, un collège
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hiking
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la randonnée
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hockey
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le hockey
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homework
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les devoirs
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hunting
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la chasse
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immigration
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l'immigration
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jogging
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le jogging
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lawyer
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un avocat
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