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Distances is feminine in French. The article is les, so the full form is les distances ("distances").
FEMININEdistances is the plural of distance
les distances — distances
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How do you pronounce distances in French?
distances is pronounced /le distɑ̃s/ in French.
Example sentences
La distance est très grande entre ces deux villes.
The distance is very large between these two cities.
Cette longue distance nous a fatigués pendant notre voyage.
This long distance tired us out during our trip.
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Why is it feminine?
Distances is feminine in French because it derives from the Latin noun *distantia*, which is feminine (following the first declension pattern ending in *-ia*), and French retained the grammatical gender of its Latin source word. This is typical for many French nouns ending in *-ance* and *-ence*, which are predominantly feminine due to their Latin feminine origins.
What is the French word for distances?
The French word for distances is les distances — feminine.
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