🇫🇷 français

risques

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

les risques

risks

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risques
/le ʁisk/
← masculine feminine →

Comment dit-on risques en français ?

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/le ʁisk/

How do you pronounce risques in français?

risques is pronounced /le ʁisk/ in français.

Exemples de phrases

Le risque financier est très grave pour notre entreprise.

The financial risk is very serious for our company.

Ce risque potentiel pourrait devenir un problème réel.

This potential risk could become a real problem.

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Pourquoi est-ce masculine ?

Risques is masculine. While it does derive from Italian "risico" (from Arabic "risq"), the gender cannot be reliably explained by the "-que" ending alone, as French nouns with this ending vary in gender (e.g., "clique" is feminine, "cirque" is masculine). The masculine gender of "risque" is best explained as a retention of the masculine gender from its Italian source "risico", which entered French through commercial and maritime vocabulary during the Renaissance period.

Comment dit-on risks en français ?

En français, risks se dit les risques — masculine.

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