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les grèves
strikes
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How do you say grèves in French?
How do you pronounce grèves in French?
grèves is pronounced /le ɡʁɛv/ in French.
Example sentences
La grève générale était très importante pour les travailleurs.
The general strike was very important for the workers.
Cette longue grève a paralysé toute l'industrie pendant plusieurs semaines.
This long strike paralyzed the entire industry for several weeks.
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Why is it feminine?
Grèves is feminine because it derives from the Latin "grava" (feminine), which referred to a sandy or pebbly shore. In French, the word retained its feminine gender from Latin. The semantic shift from "shore" to "strike" occurred because workers would gather on the banks of the Seine in Paris during labor actions, and the location became associated with the protest itself. French nouns ending in "-ève" typically inherit feminine gender from their Latin origins.
What is the French word for strikes?
The French word for strikes is les grèves — feminine.
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