🇫🇷 français

pollution

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feminine

la pollution

pollution

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pollution
/la pɔlysjɔ̃/
← masculine feminine →

Comment dit-on pollution en français ?

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/la pɔlysjɔ̃/

How do you pronounce pollution in français?

pollution is pronounced /la pɔlysjɔ̃/ in français.

Exemples de phrases

La pollution atmosphérique est devenue très dangereuse pour notre santé.

Atmospheric pollution has become very dangerous for our health.

Cette pollution marine massive a détruit l'écosystème local.

This massive marine pollution destroyed the local ecosystem.

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Pourquoi est-ce feminine ?

Pollution is feminine in French because it derives from the Latin *pollutio* (from *polluere*, to defile or soil). Latin nouns ending in *-tio* were grammatically feminine, and this gender was preserved when these words entered French and underwent the regular sound change to *-tion*. French maintains this pattern consistently: nearly all nouns ending in *-tion* are feminine.

Comment dit-on pollution en français ?

En français, pollution se dit la pollution — feminine.

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