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How do you say "smoke detector" in French?
le détecteur de fumée
In French, "smoke detector" is le détecteur de fumée.
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Pronunciation
Say 'day-tek-tur de foo-may' where 'detecteur' stresses the first part and 'fumee' stresses the first part.
Grammar notes
Detecteur is masculine, fumee is feminine. Plural: les detecteurs de fumee.
Example sentence
Le détecteur de fumée sauve des vies.
The smoke detector saves lives.
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How to remember le détecteur de fumée
Detecteur detects smoke. Fumee means smoke. Together they describe a device that senses smoke.
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Questions about le détecteur de fumée
How do you say "smoke detector" in French?
In French, "smoke detector" is le détecteur de fumée. It is a noun.
Is le détecteur de fumée masculine or feminine?
Detecteur is masculine, fumee is feminine. Plural: les detecteurs de fumee.
How is le détecteur de fumée used in a sentence?
Use le détecteur de fumée as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Le détecteur de fumée sauve des vies. (The smoke detector saves lives.).
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"Smoke detector" in other languages
- Japanese 煙探知機 (kemuritanchiki)
- Korean 연기 감지기 (yeongi gamjigi)
- Chinese 烟雾探测器 (yān wù tàn cè qì)
- Spanish el detector de humo
- Spanish (Latin America) el detector de humo
- German der Rauchmelder
- Italian il rilevatore di fumo
- Russian детектор дыма (detektor dyma)
- Greek ο ανιχνευτής καπνού (o anihneftis kapnu)
- Arabic جهاز كشف دخان (gihaez kashaf dukhkhaen)
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