chanton and chanteuse?

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Permalink Reply by Erwan on July 24, 2011 at 10:13am

Une chanteuse is a female singer

nous chantons (don't forget the final 's') means 'we sing'

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Permalink Reply by Alexandra Alee on July 24, 2011 at 6:50pm

Thank you for your helpful reply.

I have been reading about Edith Piaf recently, and in one article she was referred to as a "chanton" which confused me, since I thought it should be chanteuse.

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