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"Gloves" in French: gants

les gants

Say it: lay gahnmasculine plural · les gantsnoun/le ɡɑ̃/

Gloves in French are les gants, masculine plural. Une paire de gants is a pair of gloves. Un gant is one glove.

Leaving home

Mets tes gants, il gèle dehors.
Put on your gloves; it's freezing out.
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How to pronounce gants

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lay gahn

/le ɡɑ̃/

gahn. Nasal an; soft g. Plural les gants: lay gahn. Final t is silent.

"Gloves" in French: quick reference

FrenchEnglish
les gantsgloves

Default plural.

une paire de gantsa pair of gloves

Shopping.

un ganta glove

One glove.

gants de skiski gloves

Winter sports.

How to use gants in real life

  1. 1Leaving home

    Mets tes gants, il gèle dehors.

    Put on your gloves; it's freezing out.

    Tes gants.

  2. 2Lost item

    J'ai perdu un gant dans le bus.

    I lost a glove on the bus.

    Un gant singular.

  3. 3Shop

    Je cherche des gants en cuir noirs.

    I'm looking for black leather gloves.

    Des gants.

Mistakes English speakers make with gants

Incorrect: Les gloves.

Correct: Les gants.

Use gants, not English gloves.

Incorrect: Une gant.

Correct: Un gant.

Gant is masculine.

Good to know

Winter markets sell gants next to écharpes. Cooking uses gants de cuisine; cleaning uses gants en caoutchouc.

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Getting ready for cold weather

  1. ChatPal

    Tu as pris tes gants ?

    Did you take your gloves?

  2. You

    Oui, mes gants sont dans la poche.

    Yes, my gloves are in the pocket.

  3. ChatPal

    Parfait, on sort.

    Perfect, we're heading out.

  4. You

    J'arrive.

    I'm coming.

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Common questions about "Gloves" in French

How do you say gloves in French?

Les gants.

How do you say a pair of gloves?

Une paire de gants.

Gender?

Masculine: un gant, des gants.

How do you pronounce gants?

gahn (nasal; silent t).

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