French Conversation · Level 1
82 words
French word
bip
Pronunciation
IPA/bip/
Meaning
- masculine nounbeep
Example
On a entendu un bip à la caisse.
We heard a beep at the checkout.
More examples
Le micro-ondes a fait un bip quand les plats étaient prêts.
The microwave beeped when the dishes were ready.
Core concept
A brief electronic chirp from a device confirming an action or signaling attention.
Common phrases
entendre un bip
hear a beep
le bip du micro-ondes
microwave beep
un bip long
a long beep
Similar words
son: Any sound perceived by the ear.
signal: A sound or visual sign used to attract attention or convey instructions.
Definition in French
Bruit bref et perçant, habituellement électronique, employé pour indiquer une validation, un avertissement ou une alarme, représenté par l'onomatopée «bip».
Word origin
French bip is an onomatopoeic borrowing modeled on English beep and became common with electronic devices in the twentieth century.
Usage tips
- Bip is masculine, so standard forms include un bip and le bip.
Opposites
- silencesilencenoun
Related words
- biperbeepverb
- bipeurpagernoun