rope – la corde

(Pronounced kord)

To remember that rope is pronounced kord (la corde) in French, use the following mnemonic.

I used the rope to cordon (corde) off the crime scene.

Examples of corde (rope) in a sentence

Elle fait de la corde à sauter dans le jardin.

(She is playing with a skipping rope in the garden.)

Le funambule marche sur la corde raide.

(The tightrope walker walks on the tightrope.)

Il a attaché le colis avec une grosse corde.

(He tied the package with a thick rope.)