🇫🇷 francés

cauchemar

masculine

le cauchemar

nightmare

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cauchemar
/lə koʃmaʁ/
← masculine feminine →

¿Cómo se dice cauchemar en francés?

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/lə koʃmaʁ/

How do you pronounce cauchemar in francés?

cauchemar is pronounced /lə koʃmaʁ/ in francés.

Frases de ejemplo

Le cauchemar récurrent du patient l'empêche de dormir profondément chaque nuit.

The patient's recurring nightmare prevents him from sleeping deeply every night.

Ce cauchemar horrible a laissé mon frère terrifié et en sueurs ce matin.

This horrible nightmare left my brother terrified and sweating this morning.

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¿Por qué es masculine?

Cauchemar is masculine. The word derives from Old French "cauche" (from Latin "calcare," to tread) combined with "mare" (from Old Norse "mara," a nightmare demon or spirit). In French, the gender of compound nouns is not determined by a simple rule of taking the gender of the second element. Rather, "cauchemar" is masculine by convention, likely influenced by the masculine noun "mar" or through analogy with other masculine nouns. The word originally meant "demon that treads on sleepers," reflecting medieval beliefs about the supernatural cause of nightmares.

¿Cómo se dice nightmare en francés?

En francés, nightmare se dice le cauchemar — masculine.

Practica con Accord

Desliza cientos de palabras y domina el género gramatical en francés.

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