🇫🇷 francese

banques

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
feminine

les banques

banks

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banques
/le bɑ̃k/
← masculine feminine →

Come si dice banques in francese?

AFI
/le bɑ̃k/

How do you pronounce banques in francese?

banques is pronounced /le bɑ̃k/ in francese.

Frasi di esempio

La banque française est très ancienne et elle est bien connue dans toute l'Europe.

The French bank is very old and it is well known throughout Europe.

Cette grande banque a fermé ses portes hier, mais sa directrice générale a promis une réouverture rapide.

This large bank closed its doors yesterday, but its female general director promised a quick reopening.

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Perché è feminine?

Banques is feminine because it derives from Italian "banca" (a money-changer's bench or counter), which is itself feminine in Italian, and this gender was preserved when the word entered French in the 16th century. The ultimate origin is Germanic "bank" (bench), but the feminine gender was established through the Italian intermediary rather than following any systematic French rule.

Come si dice banks in francese?

In francese, banks si dice les banques — feminine.

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