Une paire de baskets noires

Anne D.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

The above is the translation given for "a pair of black trainers" to describe what a wanted criminal was wearing, but alternatives given include "une paire de baskets noire", which seems unnatural as it’s the shoes that are black, not the pair. Is it a typo or a real alternative in French? I may be overthinking this, but in English "pair" would generally be omitted (as in some of the alternative correct answers). It’d be odd if he weren’t wearing two of them..

This question relates to:French writing exercise "A dangerous criminal"

Freeform Writing Exercise A1

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CélineKwizIQ Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Bonjour Anne,

In this context, depending on what you are referring to (either "les baskets" - the content - or "la paire" - the container), you can have:

une paire de baskets noires

or

une paire de basket noire

I hope this is helpful.

Bonne journée !

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Anne D. asked:

Une paire de baskets noires

The above is the translation given for "a pair of black trainers" to describe what a wanted criminal was wearing, but alternatives given include "une paire de baskets noire", which seems unnatural as it’s the shoes that are black, not the pair. Is it a typo or a real alternative in French? I may be overthinking this, but in English "pair" would generally be omitted (as in some of the alternative correct answers). It’d be odd if he weren’t wearing two of them..

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