parole
la parole
word (spoken)
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Comment dit-on parole en français ?
How do you pronounce parole in français?
parole is pronounced /la paʁɔl/ in français.
Exemples de phrases
La parole est d'or, le silence est d'argent.
Speech is golden, silence is silver. (The feminine 'parole' requires 'la' and the phrase 'est d'or' agrees with feminine singular)
Cette parole blessante a profondément affecté ma confiance.
That hurtful word/remark affected my confidence deeply. (The feminine adjective 'blessante' and feminine article 'cette' must agree with the feminine noun 'parole')
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Pourquoi est-ce feminine ?
Parole is feminine because it derives from the Latin "parabola" (a feminine noun meaning "comparison" or "speech"), which itself came from Greek "parabolē"; the feminine gender persisted through Old French and into Modern French. This etymological lineage from Latin feminine nouns is a common reason many French nouns ending in "-ole" are feminine.
Comment dit-on word (spoken) en français ?
En français, word (spoken) se dit la parole — feminine.
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