forte

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forte

A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).

(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).

(M)

Vincent is a great actor, but comedy isn't his forte.Vincent est un excellent acteur, mais la comédie n’est pas son fort.

b. le point fort

(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).

(M)

I'm not surprised Carola became a physicist. Math was always her forte.Je ne suis pas surpris que Carola soit devenue physicienne. Les maths ont toujours été son point fort.

2. (music)

a. le forte

(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).

(M)

During the play, the orchestra played a powerful forte.Pendant la pièce, l'orchestre a joué un forte puissant.

An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb (e.g., très, gentiment).

adverb

3. (music)

a. forte

The "f" notated here means that you need to play this section forte.Le « f » inscrit ici signifie que vous devez jouer cette section forte.

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., grand, petit).

adjective

4. (music)

a. en forte

Chuck was starting to fall asleep during the symphony when the forte section startled him awake.Chuck commençait à s’endormir pendant la symphonie, lorsque la section en forte le réveilla en sursaut.

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