English–French
“tool” in French
Pronunciation
IPA/uti/
Example
J'ai besoin d'un outil pour réparer la chaise.
I need a tool to repair the chair.
How to say “tool” in French
“Tool” in French is outil.
Something placed in a task's service, whether it is held in the hand, opened on a screen, or applied as a method.
Example sentences with outil
J'utilise un outil informatique pour organiser mes photos.
I use an IT tool to organize my photos.
Tips for using outil
- French uses outil more broadly than English often uses tool, including expressions such as outil numérique for software and outil méthodologique for a method.
Other French words for “tool”
L'instrument est propre, tu peux l'utiliser.
The tool is clean; you can use it.