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Usages of doucement
Le bouton ne réagit pas; appuie doucement une deuxième fois.
The button is not responding; press gently a second time.
Ferme doucement la porte.
Close the door gently.
Tourne la poignée doucement.
Turn the handle gently.
Le professeur corrige doucement l'accent de ses étudiants.
The teacher gently corrects his students' accent.
La professeure corrige doucement mon résumé.
The teacher gently corrects my summary.
Un enfant commence à paniquer, mais sa mère lui parle doucement.
A child starts to panic, but his mother speaks to him gently.
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Every French noun is either masculine or feminine, and this affects the articles and adjectives used with it. "Le" is used with masculine nouns and "la" with feminine ones. Adjectives also change form to match — for example, "petit" (masc.) becomes "petite" (fem.).
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