Everyday life
USA
Letter by letterStandardA2Meaning
United States of America, les États-Unis
The United States, via the English acronym, which French kept while spelling it its own way: « u-ès-a ». In careful writing, « les États-Unis » is preferred.
How it is said
u-ès-a
Gender and article
les USA · plural
Where you meet it
A conversation, a newspaper headline, a product label.
Example
Elle part étudier un an aux USA, à Boston.
She's going to study for a year in the USA, in Boston.
In the DELF
listening A2
Watch out
Plural: les USA, aux USA. The preposition rule is that of États-Unis: aux, never « en ».
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