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l' orage
storm
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How do you say orage in French?
How do you pronounce orage in French?
orage is pronounced /lɔʁaʒ/ in French.
Example sentences
L'orage violent a détruit le village.
The violent storm destroyed the village.
Le grand orage approchait rapidement du côté nord.
The big storm was approaching rapidly from the north side.
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Why is it masculine?
Orage (storm) is masculine. It derives from Latin "aurāticum" (relating to wind/air), which was masculine, and French retained this gender from its Latin source. The word is part of a small group of French nouns ending in "-age" that are masculine, following the pattern established by the Latin neuter plural form that became feminine in early Romance languages but masculine in Old French.
What is the French word for storm?
The French word for storm is l' orage — masculine.
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