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les tempêtes
storms
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How do you say tempêtes in French?
How do you pronounce tempêtes in French?
tempêtes is pronounced /le tɑ̃pɛt/ in French.
Example sentences
La tempête violente a détruit plusieurs maisons dans notre village.
The violent storm destroyed several houses in our village.
Cette terrible tempête nous a forcés à rester à l'intérieur pendant trois jours.
This terrible storm forced us to stay inside for three days.
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Why is it feminine?
Tempêtes is feminine because it derives from Latin "tempestas," which was feminine in gender and originally meant "season" or "time" before developing the meaning of "storm." The feminine gender simply persisted through Old French into Modern French.
What is the French word for storms?
The French word for storms is les tempêtes — feminine.
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