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How do you say "plastic wrap" in French?
le film plastique
In French, "plastic wrap" is le film plastique.
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Pronunciation
Pronounced films plahm-tee-k. Two words, 'film' sounds like English, 'plastique' is French.
Grammar notes
Masculine phrase (le film plastique). Plural is les films plastiques.
Example sentence
Le film plastique couvre la nourriture.
The plastic wrap covers the food.
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How to remember le film plastique
Film plastique literally means 'plastic film', which is exactly what plastic wrap is.
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- chocolate le chocolat
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- muffin le muffin
- pot le pot
- rolling pin le rouleau à pâtisserie
- taco le taco
- waffle la gaufre
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Questions about le film plastique
How do you say "plastic wrap" in French?
In French, "plastic wrap" is le film plastique. It is a noun.
Is le film plastique masculine or feminine?
Masculine phrase (le film plastique). Plural is les films plastiques.
How is le film plastique used in a sentence?
Use le film plastique as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Le film plastique couvre la nourriture. (The plastic wrap covers the food.).
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"Plastic wrap" in other languages
- Japanese ラップ (rappu)
- Korean 플라스틱 랩 (peullaseutik laeb)
- Chinese 保鲜膜 (bǎo xiān mó)
- Spanish el envoltorio de plástico
- Spanish (Latin America) el plástico para envolver
- German die Frischhaltefolie
- Italian la confezione di plastica
- Russian пищевая плёнка (piŝevaja plënka)
- Greek η ζελατίνα (i zelatina)
- Arabic غلاف بلاستيك (ghulaf bilastik)
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