French word

badge

Pronunciation

IPA/badʒ/

Meaning

  • masculine nounname tag

Example

Montre ton badge à la sécurité.

Show your name tag to security.

Illustration for badge (name tag)

More examples

Le personnel doit mettre son badge en permanence.

All staff must wear their name badge at all times.

Core concept

A small marker worn or shown to identify a person's name, role, or access rights.

Common phrases

  • mettre son badge

    put on one's name badge

  • retirer son badge

    remove one's name badge

  • contrôler le badge

    check one's name badge

Similar words

carte d'accès: An electronic or magnetic access card for entering or leaving buildings or rooms.
carte d'identité: A government-issued photo card proving a person's identity or nationality.
pass: A ticket or card authorizing entry to or use of an event or facility.
carte: A thin plastic card for payments, membership, or public transport.

Definition in French

Petit objet ou carte servant à l'identification d'une personne, porté sur soi pour indiquer son nom, son rôle ou ses droits d'accès.

Word origin

French badge is a borrowing from English badge that became established for identification cards and access markers in modern French.

Usage tips

  • Badge is masculine, so the usual article is un badge, and its common workplace sense is an identification or access card rather than only a decorative emblem.

Other meanings

  • badgenoun
  • ID cardnoun

Related words

  • badgerclock in and outverb
  • badgébadgedadjective

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