visage
le visage
face
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How do you say visage in French?
How do you pronounce visage in French?
visage is pronounced /lə vizaʒ/ in French.
Example sentences
Le visage rond de mon ami était couvert de taches de rousseur.
My friend's round face was covered with freckles.
Son visage était tellement pâle et fatigué qu'on voyait immédiatement qu'il était malade.
His face was so pale and tired that you could immediately see he was sick.
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Why is it masculine?
Visage is masculine because it derives from Latin "visaticum," a masculine noun meaning "face" or "appearance." In French, Latin masculine nouns ending in -um typically became masculine nouns ending in -age through regular sound changes, and French retained this grammatical gender.
What is the French word for face?
The French word for face is le visage — masculine.
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