Question 1

Why is it trompeuse instead of trompeur?

Accepted Answer

It agrees with the feminine noun l'allure (the appearance), which is the true subject of the sentence. Even though the masculine noun sosie comes right before the verb, it is just part of the description (the appearance of the lookalike).

Question 2

Does the French word allure mean the same thing as 'allure' in English?

Accepted Answer

Not exactly, it is a bit of a false friend. While the English word usually means charm or attraction, the French word allure refers to someone's general appearance, look, or even their physical pace and speed.

Question 3

I see we use ce before sosie. Is sosie always a masculine noun?

Accepted Answer

Yes, un sosie (a lookalike or doppelgänger) is always a masculine noun in French, even if the person being referred to is a woman. For example, you would say elle est le sosie de sa mère (she is her mother's lookalike). Because it is masculine, we use the masculine demonstrative adjective ce.

Question 4

How does this sentence relate to the lesson's theme of exact similarity?

Accepted Answer

While this specific sentence does not use the structure le même que (the same as), the word sosie is the ultimate way to express exact physical similarity. If you wanted to use the lesson's grammar here, you could say il a la même allure que l'autre homme (he has the same appearance as the other man).

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