How to Say "Gloves" in French

gants

The English phrase 'gloves' is translated into French as gants.

gants is the most common and general term for gloves in French. You can also be more specific by using Gants de cuir to refer to leather gloves.

Which one should you use?

While gants is the general term, you might use Mitaines if you are specifically referring to fingerless gloves.

The singular form of the word is gant, but the word is almost always used in the plural form gants when referring to a pair of gloves.

French has a specific term gants de toilette which refers to washcloths or scrubbing mitts used for bathing rather than clothing for warmth.
In French, the phrase jeter le gant means to throw down the glove, which is the traditional way of challenging someone to a duel.
The word gant is a linguistic relative of the English word 'gauntlet', which originally referred to a heavy glove used in armor.

Il porte des gants.
He is wearing gloves.
This sentence is useful for showing how to use gants with the verb 'porter'.
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Où sont tes gants ?
Where are your gloves?
This sentence is useful for asking a question about the location of one's gants.
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J'ai perdu mes gants.
I lost my gloves.
This sentence is useful for describing the loss of one's gants.
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Je porte mes gants pour me protéger du froid.
I'm wearing my gloves to protect myself from the cold.
Passe-moi mes mitaines , s'il te plaît.
Pass me my mittens, please.
Il aime porter des moufles pendant les sports d'hiver.
He enjoys wearing mittens during winter sports.
J'adore mes nouveaux gants en cuir .
I love my new leather gloves.
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