🇫🇷 francese

plastiques

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masculine

les plastiques

plastics

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plastiques
/le plastik/
← masculine feminine →

Come si dice plastiques in francese?

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/le plastik/

How do you pronounce plastiques in francese?

plastiques is pronounced /le plastik/ in francese.

Frasi di esempio

Le plastique bleu est recyclable, mais le plastique noir ne l'est pas.

The blue plastic is recyclable, but the black plastic is not.

Ce plastique transparent est très léger et résistant.

This transparent plastic is very light and resistant.

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Perché è masculine?

Plastiques is masculine in French. While it does derive from Latin "plasticus" (from Greek "plastikos"), the gender retention explanation is oversimplified. In French, "plastique" functions as both an adjective and a noun. When used as a noun meaning "plastic" (the material), it is masculine, likely because it was originally used as a shortened form of "matière plastique" (plastic material) where the governing noun "matière" is feminine but the adjective "plastique" itself is masculine. The masculine gender is retained in the standalone noun "plastique."

Come si dice plastics in francese?

In francese, plastics si dice les plastiques — masculine.

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