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Averses is feminine in French. The article is les, so the full form is les averses ("downpours").
FEMININEaverses is the plural of averse
les averses — downpours
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How do you say averses in French?
How do you pronounce averses in French?
averses is pronounced /le avɛʁs/ in French.
Example sentences
L'averse soudaine a mouillé tous les promeneurs dans le parc.
The sudden downpour soaked all the walkers in the park.
Cette averse violente a causé des inondations importantes dans la région.
This violent downpour caused significant flooding in the region.
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Why is it feminine?
Averses is feminine in French because it is a noun (meaning "downpour" or "heavy rain") derived from Latin "adversa" (feminine form of "adversus"). The word retained its feminine gender through the regular sound changes of Latin to French, where Latin feminine nouns ending in "-a" typically became "-e" in French.
What is the French word for downpours?
The French word for downpours is les averses — feminine.
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