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What is French for sofa?

By Sophia Dalton |

What is French for sofa?

sofa m ⧫ canapé m.

Correspondingly, what do the French call a couch?

French Translation. canapé More French words for couch. le canapé noun.

Secondly, what is couch in Canadian French? 1. (= sofa) canapé m. 2. [ of doctor] table f d'examen.

Similarly, you may ask, how do we say sofa in French?

  1. comfortable sofa n— canapé confortable m.
  2. sofa-bed n— divan-lit m.
  3. leather sofa n — canapé en cuir m.

What is a word for sofa?

In this page you can discover 32 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for sofa, like: couch, divan, furniture, davenport, lounge, tête-� -tête, causeuse, chaise, confidante, banquette and chesterfield.

What is Divan called in English?

divan in British English

1. a. a backless sofa or couch, designed to be set against a wall. b. a bed resembling such a couch.

How do you say couch in different languages?

In other languagescouch
  • Arabic: مَضْجَع
  • Brazilian Portuguese: sofá
  • Chinese: é•¿æ²™å‘
  • Croatian: kauÄ
  • Czech: pohovka.
  • Danish: sofa.
  • Dutch: bank rustbank.
  • European Spanish: sofá

Is desk in French masculine or feminine?

The gender of bureau is masculine.

Is fridge masculine or feminine in French?

For example: The word cheval (horse) is masculine, whereas jument (mare) is feminine, because they both reflect the gender of the animal.

How to identify masculine French nouns.

Noun EndingExamples
-airefrigidaire (fridge), anniversaire (birthday), commentaire (commentary)

What is a bookshelf in French?

French Translation. étagère à livres. More French words for bookshelf. la étagère à livres noun. bookshelf.

How do you say a TV in French?

TV
  1. (= set) télé f.
  2. (= programmes) télé f (informal)
  3. (= industry) télévision f.

Is sofa masculine or feminine in German?

For example, the German word for “sofa†is neuter (das Sofa), while the word for “couch†is feminine (die Couch), yet they describe the same thing.

Is sofa masculine or feminine in Spanish?

Okay, so I made a rule for myself about masculine and feminine: If its masculine, it ends with an e or o. If its feminine it ends with an a, but what about those exception words?! Like instead of la sofa, we say el sofa.

How do you spell table in French?

table
  1. tableau, le ~ (m) Noun.
  2. table, la ~ (f) Noun.
  3. liste, la ~ (f) Noun.
  4. index, le ~ (m) Noun.

How do you say count in French?

count → comte, compte à rebours, décompte, compte. count → compter, calculer. count → compter, comte, nombre.

What is a name for a fancy couch?

lounger, love seat, recamier, tête-à-tête.

What is another word for couch or sofa?

What is another word for couch?
chesterfieldsettee
divansofa
davenportottoman
squabbed
loungeput-you-up

What are antonyms for couch?

What is the opposite of couch?
standrise
arisesit up
be upstandingget to your feet
straighten upstand up
stand upright

Why was a couch called a divan?

Divans received this name because they were generally found along the walls in Middle Eastern council chambers of a bureau called divan or diwan (from Persian, meaning a government council or office, from the bundles of papers they processed, and next their council chambers).

Where does the term Davenport come from?

In some parts of the U.S., a davenport is an especially fancy sofa, while in others it's one that can be converted into a bed. The name comes from a 19th century Massachusetts furniture maker, A.H. Davenport and Company. The family name Davenport goes back to a town in Cheshire, England.

What word rhymes with couch?

WordRhyme ratingCategories
crouch100Noun, Verb
ouch100Other
slouch100Noun, Verb
grouch100Noun