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How to Say ‘Lacoste sells clothes.’ in French

Lacoste vend des vêtements.

la-KOST vahn day vet-MAHN

[la-KOST vahn day vet-MAHN]

Phrase Breakdown

Lacoste vend

la-KOST vahn

Lacoste sells

'Vend' comes from 'vendre' (to sell). It's a nasal 'vahn' with a silent 'd'.

Example

Il vend des livres.

He sells books.

Words in this phrase

Lacoste

[la-KOST]

Lacoste

French clothing brand, proper noun.

Example

Il porte un polo Lacoste.

He wears a Lacoste polo.

vend

[vahn]

sells

Present tense of vendre for il/elle.

Example

Il vend son vélo.

He sells his bike.

des vêtements.

day vet-MAHN

clothes.

'Vêtements' sounds like 'vet-mahn'; the middle 'e' is barely heard.

Example

J'achète des vêtements.

I buy clothes.

Words in this phrase

des

[day]

some / plural indefinite article

Plural article used before nouns when speaking generally about unspecified people or things.

Example

Des profils polyvalents sont très recherchés aujourd'hui.

Versatile profiles are highly sought after today.

vêtements

[vet-MAHN]

clothes

Masculine plural noun for clothing.

Example

Ces vêtements sont neufs.

These clothes are new.

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