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How do you say "laboratory" in French?

le laboratoire

Noun Masculine

In French, "laboratory" is le laboratoire.

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Pronunciation

Say la-bor-a-TWAHR, with stress on the final syllable and a smooth wah glide.

Grammar notes

le laboratoire is masculine. Its plural is laboratoires.

Example sentence

Ils ont mené l’expérience au laboratoire.

They ran the experiment in the laboratory.

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How to remember le laboratoire

Laboratoire is nearly identical to laboratory, just trim the ending letters.

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Questions about le laboratoire

How do you pronounce le laboratoire?

Say la-bor-a-TWAHR, with stress on the final syllable and a smooth wah glide.

Is le laboratoire masculine or feminine?

le laboratoire is masculine. le laboratoire is masculine. Its plural is laboratoires.

How is le laboratoire used in French?

le laboratoire is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Ils ont mené l’expérience au laboratoire. (They ran the experiment in the laboratory.).

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