🇫🇷 French

accords

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masculine

les accords

agreements

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accords
/lez akɔʁ/
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How do you say accords in French?

IPA
/lez akɔʁ/

How do you pronounce accords in French?

accords is pronounced /lez akɔʁ/ 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?

Accords 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 agreements?

The French word for agreements is les accords — masculine.

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