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FRENCH FOR FOOTBALL?

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GloomyWaters · 11/06/2021 21:51

Is it le foot???

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GloomyWaters · 11/06/2021 21:53

Im guessing it's masculine!!!!

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IsThePopeCatholic · 11/06/2021 21:54

Oui. It is.

GloomyWaters · 11/06/2021 21:55

My DH thinks it's..

le football NOT le foot

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SiobhanSharpe · 11/06/2021 21:59

C'est vrai!
Also
Le but - goal
Le ballon - ball

GloomyWaters · 11/06/2021 22:00

oh so not le foot???

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SiobhanSharpe · 11/06/2021 22:02

The French abbreviate everything.
So it's both.

GloomyWaters · 11/06/2021 22:04

It's the object eg. a football

so le foot is ok? DH is adamant Im wrong!!!

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SiobhanSharpe · 11/06/2021 22:05

MacDonalds (the chain restaurant) MacDo.
raincoat - un imper (imperméable)

SiobhanSharpe · 11/06/2021 22:07

The game is le football or le foot.
The ball is le ballon.

BikeRunSki · 11/06/2021 22:08

“Le foot” is a colloquialism, like saying “footy”.

IsadoraQuagmire · 11/06/2021 22:08

Yes, both are correct

tiredanddangerous · 11/06/2021 22:25

Both are correct. Foot is short for football.

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