French Conversation · Level 32
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French word
affiche
Pronunciation
IPA/afiʃ/
Meaning
- feminine nounposter
Example
Regarde cette affiche.
Look at this poster.
More examples
Ils ont collé une affiche pour annoncer le concert.
They put up a poster to announce the concert.
Core concept
A public notice or advertisement made visible by being posted on a wall or board.
Common phrases
une affiche
a poster
affiche publicitaire
an advertising poster
coller une affiche
put up a poster
Similar words
publicité: Publicity designed to make a product or service widely known.
panneau: A display board fixed to a support or frame outside a building or along a road.
flyer: A small promotional sheet handed out or distributed in shops.
tract: A small printed handbill distributed to attract customers or promote something.
Definition in French
Feuille imprimée, souvent de grand format, placée dans un lieu public pour annoncer ou informer le public.
Word origin
French affiche was formed from afficher, 'to post', whose older form afichier is linked to Latin affigere, 'to attach'.
Usage tips
- For putting one up, French commonly uses mettre une affiche or coller une affiche rather than a direct translation of 'hang a poster'.