French word

album

Pronunciation

IPA/albɔm/

Meaning

  • masculine nounalbum

Example

J'ai acheté un album.

I bought an album.

Illustration for album (album)

More examples

Elle a feuilleté l'album de famille.

She flipped through the family album.

Core concept

A book or set that gathers a series of pictures, drawings, or sound recordings for keeping or enjoying.

Common phrases

  • un album photo

    a picture album

  • un album de photos

    an album of photos

  • feuilleter un album

    flip through an album

Similar words

livre: A bound booklet of written or illustrated material intended for reading.
disque: A recording medium or collection of recorded music or audio.

Definition in French

Livre ou ensemble présentant une série d'images, de dessins ou d'enregistrements sonores, destiné à conserver ou à écouter ces éléments.

Word origin

French album comes from Latin album, the neuter form of albus, meaning 'white', which first named a blank board or register for collected notices.

Usage tips

  • Album is masculine in French, so the usual article is un album, as in J'ai acheté un album.

Other meanings

  • picture booknoun

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