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Usages of le silence
À la bibliothèque, le silence aide Marie à lire son roman.
In the library, silence helps Marie read her novel.
Après avoir quitté le silence de la bibliothèque, le bruit de la rue lui paraît très fort.
After leaving the silence of the library, the noise of the street seems very loud to him.
Ce dont j’ai vraiment besoin après la séance, c’est d’un peu de silence.
What I really need after the session is a bit of silence.
Chaque spectatrice écoute le violon en silence et applaudit à la fin du concert.
Each female spectator listens to the violin in silence and applauds at the end of the concert.
Dans la salle d’attente, presque complète, certains patients toussent, d’autres attendent en silence.
In the waiting room, which is almost full, some patients are coughing, others are waiting in silence.
Je m'habitue au silence de la campagne.
I am getting used to the silence of the countryside.
Dans la salle où se tient le débat, les étudiants écoutent en silence.
In the room where the debate is taking place, the students listen in silence.
Le public écoute Marie en silence.
The audience listens to Marie in silence.
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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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