English–French

“headrest” in French

French

Pronunciation

IPA/apɥitɛt/

Example

L'appuie-tête du siège est réglable.

The seat's headrest is adjustable.

Illustration for appuie-tête (headrest)

How to say “headrest” in French

“Headrest” in French is appuie-tête.

A padded support rising from the top of a seat back to steady the user's head.

Full entry for appuie-tête: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with appuie-tête

J'ai oublié de remettre l'appuie-tête.

I forgot to put the headrest back.

Tips for using appuie-tête

  • Appuie-tête is masculine, so the usual article is un appuie-tête, despite tête being feminine.

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