How do you say "pliers" in French?

les pinces

Noun Feminine

In French, "pliers" is les pinces.

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Pronunciation

Pronounce pans, a short nasal syllable ending on a hum rather than a hard n.

Grammar notes

les pinces is feminine. Its plural is La pince.

Example sentence

Elle agrippa le fil avec la pince.

She gripped the wire with the pliers.

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How to remember les pinces

Pinces sounds like 'pincers', which describes exactly how pliers grip and squeeze.

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Questions about les pinces

How do you pronounce les pinces?

Pronounce pans, a short nasal syllable ending on a hum rather than a hard n.

Is les pinces masculine or feminine?

les pinces is feminine. les pinces is feminine. Its plural is La pince.

How is les pinces used in French?

les pinces is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Elle agrippa le fil avec la pince. (She gripped the wire with the pliers.).

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