Belt – la ceinture

(Pronounced sehn-tewr)

To remember that Belt is pronounced sehn-tewr (ceinture) in French, use the following mnemonic:

The belt did not hold up the Roman centurion's (ceinture) clothes.

Ceinture is feminine, so it's la ceinture. Imagine the Labrador has a black belt in karate.

Examples of ceinture (belt) in a sentence

Je mets une ceinture pour tenir mon pantalon.

(I am wearing a belt to hold up my pants.)

Avec la crise, nous devons nous serrer la ceinture.

(With the crisis, we have to tighten our belts.)

Elle porte une jolie ceinture en cuir. 

(She is wearing a pretty leather belt.)