French word

audiovisuel

Pronunciation

IPA/odjovizɥɛl/

Meaning

  • masculine nounaudiovisual content

Example

L'audiovisuel joue un rôle important dans l'éducation.

Audiovisual content plays an important role in education.

Illustration for audiovisuel (audiovisual content)

More examples

Les jeunes regardent beaucoup d'audiovisuel en ligne.

Young people watch a lot of audiovisual content online.

Core concept

The shared world of television, film, video, and other media combining sound with images.

Common phrases

  • de l'audiovisuel

    audiovisual content

  • les professionnels de l'audiovisuel

    audiovisual professionals

  • des formations en audiovisuel

    training in audiovisual media

Similar words

média: A medium for delivering information or entertainment to a large audience.
télévision: A system or medium that broadcasts images and sound for viewing.
vidéo: A recording or file of moving images and sound for playback or streaming.
film: A longer visual work that presents a story or documentary subject.

Definition in French

Terme désignant les supports et les contenus qui associent le son et l'image, notamment la télévision, le cinéma ou la vidéo.

Word origin

Audiovisuel is a modern French compound of audio-, from Latin audire, and visuel, related to Latin videre and visus.

Usage tips

  • As a noun, l'audiovisuel is masculine, while the adjective changes to audiovisuelle before a feminine noun.

Other meanings

  • audiovisual medianoun

Opposites

  • l'écritthe written wordnoun

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