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female

/ˈfiː.meɪl/

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noun

Femme

One of the female (feminine) sex or gender.

Examples :

"My sister is a female student in her senior year of high school. "

Ma sœur est une étudiante en dernière année de lycée.

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adjective

Féminin

Belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs (ova), or to the gender which is typically associated with it.

Examples :

"female authors, the leading male and female artists, a female bird cooing at a male, intersex female patients, a trans female vlogger"

auteurs féminins, les principaux artistes masculins et féminins, un oiseau femelle roucoulant vers un mâle, des patientes intersexuées de sexe féminin, une vlogueuse transgenre féminine

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adjective

Féminin

Characteristic of this sex/gender. (Compare feminine, womanly.)

Examples :

"stereotypically female pastimes, an insect with typically female coloration"

Des passe-temps typiquement féminins, un insecte avec une coloration typiquement féminine.

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adjective

Féminin, féminisant

Tending to lead to or regulate the development of sexual characteristics typical of this sex.

Examples :

"the female chromosome; estrogen, the primary female sex hormone, is produced by both females and males"

Le chromosome féminin ; l'œstrogène, la principale hormone sexuelle féminine, est produit par les femmes et les hommes.

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adjective

Féminin

(grammar, less common than 'feminine') Feminine; of the feminine grammatical gender.

Examples :

"The French word for "table" is a female noun. "

Le mot français pour « table » est un nom féminin.

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adjective

Ayant une douille interne, comme dans un connecteur ou un raccord de tuyau

Having an internal socket, as in a connector or pipe fitting.

Examples :

"The female connector on the electrical cord fits perfectly into the corresponding male connector. "

Le connecteur femelle sur le cordon électrique s'adapte parfaitement au connecteur mâle correspondant.

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