gender
US /ˈdʒen.dɚ/
UK /ˈdʒen.dɚ/
1.
genre, sexe
the state of being male or female (typically used with reference to social and cultural differences rather than biological ones).
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The company is committed to promoting gender equality in the workplace.
L'entreprise s'engage à promouvoir l'égalité des genres sur le lieu de travail.
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The survey asked participants to identify their gender.
L'enquête a demandé aux participants d'identifier leur genre.
2.
genre
(grammar) each of the classes (typically masculine, feminine, and neuter) of nouns and other words that determine the form of associated words.
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In German, nouns have a grammatical gender.
En allemand, les noms ont un genre grammatical.
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The teacher explained the concept of noun gender to the class.
Le professeur a expliqué le concept du genre des noms à la classe.
1.
genrer, assigner un genre
assign a gender to (someone or something), typically in a way that is seen as imposing a conventional male or female role.
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The film was criticized for gendering its characters in stereotypical ways.
Le film a été critiqué pour avoir genré ses personnages de manière stéréotypée.
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Some argue that language itself can gender our perceptions of the world.
Certains soutiennent que le langage lui-même peut genrer nos perceptions du monde.