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How do you say "cleats" in French?
les crampons
In French, "cleats" is les crampons.
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Pronunciation
Say krahm-pohn, with the stress on the first syllable. The AMP sounds like AMP in English.
Grammar notes
Plural noun, les crampons. Crampon is the singular. Masculine, so uses les in plural.
Example sentence
Les crampons aident à marcher sur la glace.
Cleats help you walk on ice.
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How to remember les crampons
Crampons are cramped little metal spikes that grip. Cramp plus on sounds like the equipment.
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- ball la balle
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- basketball le basket
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- martial arts les arts martiaux
- table tennis le tennis de table
- wrestling la lutte
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Questions about les crampons
How do you say "cleats" in French?
In French, "cleats" is les crampons. It is a noun.
How is les crampons written in French?
les crampons is written using the standard French script.
How is les crampons used in a sentence?
Use les crampons as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Les crampons aident à marcher sur la glace. (Cleats help you walk on ice.).
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"Cleats" in other languages
- Japanese クリート (kurīto)
- Korean 스파이크 운동화 (seupaikeu undonghwa)
- Chinese 球鞋 (qiú xié)
- Spanish las zapatillas de tacos
- Spanish (Latin America) los taquetes
- German die Stollenschuhe
- Italian i tacchetti
- Russian бутсы (butsy)
- Greek τα ποδοσφαιρικά παπούτσια (ta podhosferika paputsia)
- Arabic جزمة مطاطية (gazma Mtaatia)
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