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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

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From today's writing challenge. How come "They are colored" translate as "Ils sont colorés" but "They are multicolored" becomes "Ils sont multicolores" (without accent) ?
Asked 8 years ago
AurélieNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer
Bonjour Joakim !

Unfortunately here, I have no other explanation but "that's the way the word is" :)
To say "multicoloured", the French adjective is indeed "multicolore" without an accent, and it's pronounced [multicolor].

À bientôt !
Joakim R. asked:

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From today's writing challenge. How come "They are colored" translate as "Ils sont colorés" but "They are multicolored" becomes "Ils sont multicolores" (without accent) ?

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