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"the (plural)" in French

les
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Summary

The French translation for “the (plural)” is les.

Pronounced the same

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them (direct object) les
milk lait
ugly (masculine) laid

See also

Recording English French Learn
the (masculine) le
the (feminine) la

Examples of "the" in use

There are 340 examples of the French word for "the" being used:
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at the (plural) aux
in the (plural) aux
made with aux
of the (plural) aux
to the (plural) aux
of the (plural) des
both les deux
the children les enfants
the sons les fils
days of the week les jours de la semaine

Practice Lesson

"the (plural)" Practice (324)
Lesson
Lesson words
at the (plural),
in the (plural),
languages (long form),
made with,
of the (plural),
of the (plural),
the (plural),
to faint,
to the (plural)
etc.

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Lesson phrases
A baker gets up every day at four o’clock in the morning.,
A circus tent is a big tent in which to put on shows.,
A dry cleaner makes the stains disappear on clothes.,
all the information,
and green eyes,
and long walks,
ants, bees and butterflies are all insects,
Beavers build natural dams.,
birds sing happily all year long,
Blue and red are the traditional colours of Paris.,
butterflies are very colourful,
butterflies don’t sing,
butterflies fly like birds,
Children open the presents brought by Father Christmas.,
Children stick fish on other people’s backs.,
clams are often found on French shores,
Clothes are expensive.,
Coats are expensive.,
crocodiles live in the Nile, in Egypt,
daily
etc.

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