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les poignées
handles
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How do you say poignées in French?
How do you pronounce poignées in French?
poignées is pronounced /le pwaɲe/ in French.
Example sentences
La poignée de porte était rouillée et difficile à tourner.
The door handle was rusty and difficult to turn.
Cette nouvelle poignée en laiton poli est très élégante et brillante.
This new polished brass handle is very elegant and shiny.
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Why is it feminine?
Poignées is feminine because it derives from the Latin "pugno" (to fight/grasp), and the suffix "-ée" (from Latin "-ata") is a productive feminine ending in French that denotes the result or product of an action. The feminine gender was preserved through Old French as the word evolved, making "poignée" feminine in modern French.
What is the French word for handles?
The French word for handles is les poignées — feminine.
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