Accordespoirs
les espoirs
hopes
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How do you say espoirs in French?
How do you pronounce espoirs in French?
espoirs is pronounced /le ɛspwaʁ/ in French.
Example sentences
Le nouvel espoir du pays est arrivé avec enthousiasme.
The new hope of the country arrived with enthusiasm.
Cet espoir fragile pourrait disparaître rapidement si nous ne agissons pas.
This fragile hope could disappear quickly if we don't act.
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Why is it masculine?
Espoirs is masculine because it derives from the Latin "sperare" (to hope) and inherited the masculine gender from Latin nouns ending in -or/-oris. In Old French, this -or ending became -oir, and words with this ending are characteristically masculine in French. This pattern is preserved in French words like "parloir" (parlor) and "devoir" (duty).
What is the French word for hopes?
The French word for hopes is les espoirs — masculine.
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