🇫🇷 French

accord

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

l' accord

agreement

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accord
/lakɔʁ/
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How do you say accord in French?

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/lakɔʁ/

How do you pronounce accord in French?

accord is pronounced /lakɔʁ/ in French.

Example sentences

L'accord commercial est très important pour les deux pays.

The commercial agreement is very important for the two countries.

L'accord musical parfait entre les deux violons était magnifique.

The perfect musical agreement between the two violins was magnificent.

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Why is it masculine?

Accord is masculine in French. It derives from the Latin "accordum," the past participle of "accordare" (to agree, to harmonize), which comes from "ad-" (to) + "cor" (heart). The masculine gender comes from the Latin neuter/masculine form "accordum," which was treated as masculine when adopted into Old French and maintained in Modern French.

What is the French word for agreement?

The French word for agreement is l' accord — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanishacuerdoelmasculine
🇮🇹 Italianaccordol'masculine

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