'When only very few rights were granted to women' is translated as 'où l'on n'octroyait que très peu de droits à la gente féminine'. But in the dictionary it seems to say that this noun is spelt 'gent' without the 'e'; while 'gente' is a form of the adjective meaning 'gentil'
La gente féminine ?
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Bonjour Tom,
Thank you for pointing this out. You are absolutely correct.
La gent féminine = women
La gente dame = the kind lady
It is a very common error apparently - See link here: LeFigaro.fr-la-gente-féminine
This typo has been amended.
Merci et bonne journée !
Tom A. asked:
La gente féminine ?
'When only very few rights were granted to women' is translated as 'où l'on n'octroyait que très peu de droits à la gente féminine'. But in the dictionary it seems to say that this noun is spelt 'gent' without the 'e'; while 'gente' is a form of the adjective meaning 'gentil'
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