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stockings – les bas

(Pronounced bah)

To remember that stockings is pronounced bah (bas) in French, use the following mnemonic:

You couldn't miss her stockings as she sat at the bar (bas).

You could see her stockings as she sat at the bar (bas).

 

Examples of bas (stockings) in a sentence

 

Elle porte des bas nylon avec une couture. 

(She is wearing nylon stockings with a seam.)

 

Le corset et les bas sont magnifiquement décorés. 

(The corset and stockings are beautifully decorated.)

 

Elle préfère les bas plus épais pour réduire les risques de mailles filées. 

(He prefers thicker stockings to reduce the risk of ladders/runs.)

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