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[–] pedz@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

It depends on the context. If you say "un œuf", nobody will think about an ovule, unless you're a scientist. Humans, monkeys, sheep, cows, raccoons; they make ovules and once it's fertilized, it becomes an embryo. AFAIK.

Birds and reptiles make œufs. A platypus makes œufs. Women make ovules. Nobody ever heard in French that les femmes font des œufs.

[–] skye@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

but then in french what changes is you say "a woman is someone who makes ovules" and then someone replies with a photo of a cow/sheep/monkey and say "this is a woman"

[–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 2 points 11 months ago

I think that the person you're replying to was making a joke. "Un œuf" sounds a bit like "enough"