Nouns with different meanings depending on gender
Useful list of French nouns which change meaning whether they're feminine or masculine
Useful list of French nouns which change meaning whether they're feminine or masculine
Add le/la poêle to list on nouns changing meaning with gender ?
I have recently come across le poêle (as one of the words for) - stove; la poêle - frying pan/skillet. Fairly common kitchen terms, so may be worth adding to the list?
Thank you for pointing this out Maarten but as you will appreciate, there is a limit to how many words we can add to a page.
Bonne Continuation!
Add le/la poêle to list on nouns changing meaning with gender ?
I have recently come across le poêle (as one of the words for) - stove; la poêle - frying pan/skillet. Fairly common kitchen terms, so may be worth adding to the list?
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Le moule (mould) needs qualification.
I had to resort to my dictionary as this was not clear which type of mould was meant.
A shape as opposed to a fungus as in going mouldy.
Hi Anna,
Thanks for pointing this out as it wasn't clear -
Le moule = a cake tin or a mould ( mold in American English) or a cast which gives some medium its shape
La moule = a mussel
I have removed the other example as it created confusion.
To say mildew/ mold (the fungus), you would use 'moisissure' or 'mildiou'
but not relevant here.
Hope this helps!
Le moule (mould) needs qualification.
I had to resort to my dictionary as this was not clear which type of mould was meant.
A shape as opposed to a fungus as in going mouldy.
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What is the male version of page? It is not included here. I think it is pageboy or servant
Hi Tom,
At a wedding, un page will be a pageboy.
In medieval times, un page was a young noble boy attached to the services of the King or Queen.
Hope this helps!
Bonjour Tom !
Indeed, "le page" had been skipped, but thanks to your eagle eyes, it's now been remedied :)
Merci et bonne journée !
Hi,
Yes I'm aware of the male version of page is. I wanted to point out that it is not included in the list on the page "https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/learn/theme/3409284". It caught my attention because all the other words on the page have a male and female version, except for "page". Should it be added?
Thanks,
TG
Hi Tom,
I see what you mean, it has been missed out. I will flag it up.
What is the male version of page? It is not included here. I think it is pageboy or servant
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