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le feu rouge
traffic light
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How do you say feu rouge in French?
How do you pronounce feu rouge in French?
feu rouge is pronounced /lə fø ʁuʒ/ in French.
Example sentences
Le feu rouge était très long ce matin, et j'ai dû attendre presque deux minutes.
The red traffic light was very long this morning, and I had to wait almost two minutes.
Le feu rouge suivant s'est allumé juste après que j'ai traversé l'intersection.
The next red traffic light turned on just after I crossed the intersection.
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Why is it masculine?
Feu rouge (fire) is masculine because it derives from Latin "focus" (hearth/fire), which was a masculine noun, and French retained this gender when the word evolved; "rouge" (red) is an adjective that agrees with the masculine noun it modifies.
What is the French word for traffic light?
The French word for traffic light is le feu rouge — masculine.
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