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|des armoiries (f) | |des armoiries (f) | ||
|des armoires pleines à craquer | |des armoires pleines à craquer | ||
| | |cupboards | ||
|cupboards packed to the brim | |cupboards packed to the brim | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|toucher les arrérages | |toucher les arrérages | ||
|arrears | |arrears | ||
| | |receive the arrears | ||
|- | |- | ||
|des arrhes (f) | |des arrhes (f) | ||
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|des bestiaux (m) | |des bestiaux (m) | ||
|de nombreux bestiaux | |de nombreux bestiaux | ||
|animals | |animals (cattle) | ||
|many cattle | |many animals (cattle) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|des condoléances (f) | |des condoléances (f) | ||
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|des environs (m) | |des environs (m) | ||
|aux environs de 10h | |aux environs de 10h | ||
|surroundings | |surroundings, around | ||
|around 10 a.m. | |around 10 a.m. | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|des fringues (f) (colloquial) | |des fringues (f) (colloquial) | ||
|je me suis acheté des fringues | |je me suis acheté des fringues (argot) | ||
|clothes | |clothes | ||
|I bought myself some clothes | |I bought myself some clothes | ||
|- | |- | ||
|des frusques (f) (colloquial, old language) | |des frusques (f) (colloquial, old language) | ||
|un entassement de vieilles frusques | |un entassement de vieilles frusques (vieil argot) | ||
|clothes | |clothes | ||
|a pile of old clothes | |a pile of old clothes | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|des honoraires (m) | |des honoraires (m) | ||
|voici | |voici mes honoraires | ||
|fees | |fees | ||
|here are the fees | |here are the fees | ||
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|we suffered bad weather | |we suffered bad weather | ||
|- | |- | ||
|des | |des mœurs (f) | ||
|ils ont de drôles de mœurs | |ils ont de drôles de mœurs | ||
|customs | |customs | ||
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|will you come to the funeral? | |will you come to the funeral? | ||
|- | |- | ||
|des vêpres (f) | |des vêpres (f) | ||
|les vêpres ont été célébrées l'après-midi | |les vêpres ont été célébrées l'après-midi | ||
|vespers | |vespers | ||
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|des victuailles (f) | |des victuailles (f) | ||
|vous reste t il des victuailles | |vous reste t il des victuailles | ||
|victuals | |victuals (food) | ||
|do you have any food left | |do you have any food left | ||
|} | |} |
Revision as of 16:03, 30 November 2021
French Grammar - Nouns that only exist in the plural
😮 Some nouns in French do not have a singular form, they only exist in the plural form.
Here are they: 👀
Nom | Exemple | Noun | Example |
---|---|---|---|
des affres (f) | Les affres du désespoir | agonies | The pangs of despair |
aux alentours (m) | aux alentours de la maison | around | around the house |
des annales (f) | ceci restera gravé dans les annales | annals | this will remain engraved in the annals |
des archives (f) | Je suis le responsable des archives | archives | I am the archives manager |
des armoiries (f) | des armoires pleines à craquer | cupboards | cupboards packed to the brim |
des arrérages (m) | toucher les arrérages | arrears | receive the arrears |
des arrhes (f) | récupérer les arrhes | a deposit | recover the deposit |
des bestiaux (m) | de nombreux bestiaux | animals (cattle) | many animals (cattle) |
des condoléances (f) | veuillez recevoir nos condoléances | condolences | please accept our condolences |
des ébats (m) | des ébats amoureux | frolicking | lovemaking |
des entrailles (f) | dans les entrailles de la terre | entrails | in the bowels of the earth |
des environs (m) | aux environs de 10h | surroundings, around | around 10 a.m. |
des fiançailles (f) | viendrez vous à nos fiançailles? | engagement | will you come to our engagement? |
des fringues (f) (colloquial) | je me suis acheté des fringues (argot) | clothes | I bought myself some clothes |
des frusques (f) (colloquial, old language) | un entassement de vieilles frusques (vieil argot) | clothes | a pile of old clothes |
des funérailles (f) | viendrez vou aux funérailles? | funeral | will you come to the funeral? |
des gens | des gens ordinaires | people | ordinary people |
des honoraires (m) | voici mes honoraires | fees | here are the fees |
des intempéries (f) | nous avons subi des intempéries | bad weather | we suffered bad weather |
des mœurs (f) | ils ont de drôles de mœurs | customs | they have funny customs |
des obsèques (f) | viendrez vous aux obsèques ? | funeral | will you come to the funeral? |
des vêpres (f) | les vêpres ont été célébrées l'après-midi | vespers | vespers were celebrated in the afternoon |
des victuailles (f) | vous reste t il des victuailles | victuals (food) | do you have any food left |