femme

/fam/

noun #156 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

woman, wife

Grammar

Gender

Examples

dirige entreprise cinquante employés .

This woman has been running a company of fifty employees for ten years.

collègues lors annuelle.

He introduced his wife to his colleagues at the annual party.

droits femmes progressé considérablement France 1944.

Women's rights have progressed considerably in France since 1944.

Femme signifie à la fois woman et wife selon le contexte : une femme remarquable (a remarkable woman) vs ma femme (my wife). La prononciation est /fam/, avec le e muet et le double m qui ferme la syllabe. Le terme épouse est plus formel et juridique.

Femme au foyer (housewife, homemaker), femme de ménage (cleaning lady), femme politique (female politician) - femme de/au construit de nombreuses collocations professionnelles ou de rôle. Dans un contexte inclusif moderne, on tend à féminiser les titres : la directrice, l'autrice plutôt que la femme directeur.

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