English–French

“experience” in French

French

Alsoexpérience

Pronunciation

IPA/veky/

Example

Son vécu l'a rendue plus forte.

Her experience made her stronger.

Illustration for vécu (experience)

How to say “experience” in French

“Experience” in French is vécu.

A person's lived background as a whole, including its lasting effect on responses.

Full entry for vécu: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with vécu

Elle partage souvent son vécu avec ses amis.

She often shares her experience with her friends.

Tips for using vécu

  • Vécu differs from expérience vécue: the noun is masculine, while vécue is the feminine form of the adjective in that phrase.

Other French words for “experience”

J'ai de l'expérience dans ce domaine.

I have experience in this field.

“experience” in other languages