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le placard
closet
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How do you say placard in French?
How do you pronounce placard in French?
placard is pronounced /lə plakaʁ/ in French.
Example sentences
Le placard bleu de ma cuisine est très grand et peut contenir beaucoup de vaisselle.
The blue cupboard in my kitchen is very large and can hold a lot of dishes.
J'ai ouvert le placard ancien pour y ranger mon nouveau service de table.
I opened the old cupboard to store my new dinnerware set in it.
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Why is it masculine?
Placard is masculine in French. While it does derive from Dutch origins (related to "plakkaat"), the word in French primarily means "poster" or "notice" rather than "closet." The masculine gender is retained from its Dutch source and follows the pattern of masculine nouns in French, though the specific etymology of Middle Dutch "plakaert" is not the most direct source. The modern French meaning of "placard" as a built-in closet or cupboard is a secondary sense that developed later.
What is the French word for closet?
The French word for closet is le placard — masculine.
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