différentes nationalités
The English phrase "different nationalities" is translated into French as différentes nationalités.
This phrase refers to people who belong to various different countries.
What does it mean word for word?
différentes is the feminine plural form of the adjective différent, meaning "different" and nationalités is the feminine plural form of the noun nationalité, meaning "nationalities".
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective différentes must agree in gender and number with the feminine plural noun nationalités.
Did you know?
- In French, names of nationalities like français or américain are not capitalized when used as adjectives, but are capitalized when used as nouns to describe people.
- In French, when using différentes to mean 'various', it can be placed before the noun, but placing it after the noun changes the meaning from 'various' to 'dissimilar'.
- Because nationalité is a feminine noun, the adjective différentes remains feminine even if the group of people being described consists entirely of men.
Examples in context
- Dans mon entreprise, nous travaillons avec des collègues allemands.In my company, we work with German colleagues.
Example conversation
Hugo and Manon are talking about a conference.
- HugoC'est un événement international, n'est-ce pas ?It's an international event, isn't it?
- ManonOui, il y a des participants de différentes nationalités.Yes, there are participants of different nationalities.
- HugoC'est génial pour networker.That's great for networking.
- ManonAbsolument, Hugo !Absolutely, Hugo!
