French word

best-seller

Pronunciation

IPA/bɛstselœʁ/

Meaning

  • masculine nounbestseller

Example

Ce roman est un best-seller.

This novel is a bestseller.

Illustration for best-seller (bestseller)

More examples

Le film est adapté d'un best-seller.

The film is adapted from a bestseller.

Core concept

A title that keeps moving from one reader or buyer to the next in large numbers.

Common phrases

  • un best-seller

    a bestseller

  • le best-seller du moment

    the current bestseller

  • un best-seller international

    an international bestseller

Similar words

article le plus vendu: The product with the highest sales over a specified period.
produit à succès: A commercially successful product or work that sells very well.
succès de librairie: A book that sells particularly well through bookstores.

Definition in French

D'origine anglaise, employé surtout pour qualifier un livre ayant atteint des ventes très élevées.

Word origin

French borrowed the English compound best-seller, formed from best and seller, and uses it mainly for a highly successful book.

Usage tips

  • The usual French noun is masculine: un best-seller, with the plural des best-sellers.

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