expletive
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
1. (profanity)
a. le juron (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
The coach's speech was filled with expletives.Le discours de l'entraîneur était plein de jurons.
b. la grossièreté (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
The actor let out a string of expletives after forgetting his lines.L'acteur a lâché une série de grossièretés après avoir oublié son texte.
a. l'explétif (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
Unlike referential pronouns, expletives don't receive a thematic role.Contrairement aux pronoms référentiels, les explétifs ne reçoivent pas de rôle thématique.
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