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la peur
fear
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How do you say peur in French?
How do you pronounce peur in French?
peur is pronounced /la pœʁ/ in French.
Example sentences
La peur bleue m'a paralysée pendant toute la nuit.
The terrible fear paralyzed me throughout the entire night.
Sa peur irrationnelle des araignées était bien connue.
Her irrational fear of spiders was well known.
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Why is it feminine?
Peur is feminine because it derives from Latin "paura," which was feminine. This gender was retained as the word evolved through Old French ("paor", "poor") into Modern French "peur". The feminine gender was preserved throughout this evolution, following the standard pattern where French nouns typically maintain the gender of their Latin etymons.
What is the French word for fear?
The French word for fear is la peur — feminine.
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