🇫🇷 français

distance

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feminine

la distance

distance

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distance
/la distɑ̃s/
← masculine feminine →

Comment dit-on distance en français ?

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/la distɑ̃s/

How do you pronounce distance in français?

distance is pronounced /la distɑ̃s/ in français.

Exemples de phrases

La distance est très grande entre ces deux villes.

The distance is very large between these two cities.

Cette longue distance nous a fatigués pendant notre voyage.

This long distance tired us out during our trip.

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Pourquoi est-ce feminine ?

Distance is feminine in French because it derives from the Latin noun *distantia*, which is feminine (following the first declension pattern ending in *-ia*), and French retained the grammatical gender of its Latin source word. This is typical for many French nouns ending in *-ance* and *-ence*, which are predominantly feminine due to their Latin feminine origins.

Comment dit-on distance en français ?

En français, distance se dit la distance — feminine.

Genre selon les langues

LangueMotArticleGenre
🇪🇸 Spanishdistancialafeminine
🇮🇹 Italiandistanzalafeminine
🇵🇹 Portuguesedistânciaafeminine

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