Accordtimbres
les timbres
stamps
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How do you say timbres in French?
How do you pronounce timbres in French?
timbres is pronounced /le tɛ̃bʁ/ in French.
Example sentences
Le timbre bleu que j'ai acheté hier est très rare et coûteux.
The blue stamp that I bought yesterday is very rare and expensive.
Ce timbre postal ancien a été collé sur une lettre importante du dix-neuvième siècle.
This old postal stamp was glued onto an important letter from the nineteenth century.
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Why is it masculine?
Timbres is masculine in French. The word derives from Old French "timbre" (a drum or bell), which came from Greek "tympanon" (drum). The masculine gender is consistent with many French nouns ending in "-re" that derive from Greek or Latin masculine forms, though French gender assignment for borrowed words is not entirely predictable and can vary by word.
What is the French word for stamps?
The French word for stamps is les timbres — masculine.
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