How to Say "Cricket" in French

cricket

/kʁi.kɛt/masculine

The English word cricket is translated into French as cricket.

cricket refers to the sport of cricket.

Meaning: game (noun)

How does it change in a sentence?

The noun cricket is masculine and is used with the definite article le, as in le cricket.

The word has two syllables and is pronounced /kʁi.kɛt/.

French sports commentary for cricket often retains English terms like 'wicket' or 'over' because there are no widely accepted French equivalents.
If you are discussing the insect, you would more commonly use the term grillon instead of cricket in a standard French context.
Because cricket is a loanword, French speakers often associate the sport with the British Empire and the specific cultural history of the Commonwealth rather than just as a generic game.

Je ne connais rien au cricket.
I don't know anything about cricket.
This sentence is useful for expressing a lack of knowledge about the sport using cricket.
Tatoeba #3142965 by sacredceltic, translation #2361227 by CK
Malgré leur popularité, le cricket et le squash ne sont pas des sports olympiques.
Despite their popularity, cricket and squash are not Olympic sports.
This sentence is useful for discussing the Olympic status of both cricket and squash using cricket.
Tatoeba #8872660 by lbdx, translation #6297992 by Hybrid
De même que les Étasuniens aiment le base-ball, les Britanniques apprécient le cricket.
Just as the Americans like baseball, the British like cricket.
This sentence is useful for comparing the popularity of sports between different cultures using cricket.
Tatoeba #3335467 by sacredceltic, translation #67489 by Wolf
Le cricket est un sport très populaire en Angleterre.
The game of cricket is very popular in England.
J'ai découvert le jeu de cricket en regardant un match à la télévision.
I discovered the game of cricket while watching a match on television.
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