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disco

disco

noun DEES-koh Rare

Usage Note

Disco in French functions as both noun and invariable adjective (la musique disco, une soirée disco). It is borrowed directly from English/American music culture of the 1970s. The gender is masculine when used as a noun (le disco), and the word is invariable in plural.

Examples

"Il adore danser sur la musique disco."

Natural Translation

He loves dancing to disco music.

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