Accorddétroit
le détroit
strait
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How do you say détroit in French?
How do you pronounce détroit in French?
détroit is pronounced /lə detʁwa/ in French.
Example sentences
Le détroit est très dangereux pour les navires qui tentent de le traverser.
The strait is very dangerous for ships that attempt to cross it.
Ce détroit étroit relie deux grands océans et représente un passage stratégique important.
This narrow strait connects two great oceans and represents an important strategic passage.
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Why is it masculine?
Détroit is masculine because it derives from the Latin "districtus" (past participle of "distringere," meaning "to stretch apart"), which was a masculine noun in Latin, and French retained this grammatical gender from its Romance language heritage. The word's meaning shifted from a judicial district to a narrow strait, but the masculine gender persisted.
What is the French word for strait?
The French word for strait is le détroit — masculine.
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