🇫🇷 francés

cravate

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
feminine

la cravate

tie

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cravate
/la kʁavat/
← masculine feminine →

¿Cómo se dice cravate en francés?

AFI
/la kʁavat/

How do you pronounce cravate in francés?

cravate is pronounced /la kʁavat/ in francés.

Frases de ejemplo

La cravate rouge que j'ai achetée hier est très élégante.

The red tie that I bought yesterday is very elegant.

Cette nouvelle cravate italienne est plus belle que l'ancienne.

This new Italian tie is more beautiful than the old one.

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¿Por qué es feminine?

Cravate is feminine. While the word does derive from "cravate," which comes from the French word for Croats ("Cravates")—whose traditional neckwear inspired the garment name—the gender assignment is not explained by the -ate ending as a general rule. In fact, French nouns ending in -ate do not systematically assign feminine gender (e.g., "acrobate" is masculine, "pirate" is masculine). The feminine gender of "cravate" is a lexical fact tied to this specific word's history rather than a predictable grammatical pattern.

¿Cómo se dice tie en francés?

En francés, tie se dice la cravate — feminine.

Género según el idioma

IdiomaPalabraArtículoGénero
🇪🇸 Spanishcorbatalafeminine
🇮🇹 Italiancravattalafeminine
🇵🇹 Portugueseempate flips!omasculine

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