🇫🇷 French

confiances

feminine

les confiances

confidences

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confiances
/le kɔ̃fjɑ̃s/
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How do you say confiances in French?

IPA
/le kɔ̃fjɑ̃s/

How do you pronounce confiances in French?

confiances is pronounced /le kɔ̃fjɑ̃s/ in French.

Example sentences

La confiance mutuelle est essentielle dans une bonne relation.

Mutual trust is essential in a good relationship. (Note: 'mutuelle' and 'bonne' agree with the feminine noun 'confiance')

Cette confiance fragile a été complètement détruite par son mensonge.

This fragile trust was completely destroyed by his lie. (Note: 'fragile' and 'complètement détruite' agree with the feminine noun 'confiance')

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Why is it feminine?

Confiances is feminine because it derives from the Latin "confidentia," which was a feminine noun (following the -ia ending pattern typical of Latin feminine nouns), and this grammatical gender was preserved when the word evolved into Old French and modern French. The Latin -ia ending consistently produced feminine nouns in Romance languages, making this a regular development rather than an exception.

What is the French word for confidences?

The French word for confidences is les confiances — feminine.

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