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masculine

/bas.kɛt/

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Translation

basketball; trainer (feminine)

Word origin

A shortening of English basketball. The sport is masculine in French, while une basket, feminine, is the shoe.

Origin: English
Root: basketball
English cognates: basketball, basket

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralbaskets

Examples

au tous .

He plays basketball every Saturday.

My son dreams of becoming a basketball player.

The basketball match starts in an hour.

She bought new trainers for running.

Take your trainers off before you come in.

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This word is part of lesson 47.