🇨🇦 French (Canada) from 🇬🇧 English All Words
cinq
A1 number Nombres
🇬🇧 English: five
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Définition

🇨🇦 French (Canada)
number

Nombre 5, entier naturel après quatre.

Definition

🇬🇧 English

The number 5. It comes after four and before six.

Grammaire

🇨🇦 French (Canada)

Gender: masculin (le/un).

🇬🇧 Notice the silent 'e' at the end — 'five' sounds like /faɪv/, not /faɪvə/. Ordinal: fifth. Common use: 'five o'clock' for time, 'five-minute break', 'high five' (slapping hands together as a greeting).

Cultural Notes

🇬🇧 English

'High five' (slapping your raised open hand against another person's) is a popular celebration gesture in English-speaking countries. 'Nine to five' means standard working hours. 'The five-second rule' is a humorous belief that food dropped on the floor is safe to eat within five seconds.

Exemples

Chaque main a cinq doigts.

"Chaque main a cinq doigts."

🇬🇧 "Each hand has five fingers."

Elle promène cinq chiens.

"Elle promène cinq chiens."

🇬🇧 "She is walking five dogs."

Texte à trous 🇨🇦 French (Canada)

Chaque main a ___ doigts.

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