French Conversation · Level 8
90 words
French word
boom
Pronunciation
IPA/bum/
Meaning
- masculine nounboom
Example
Le boom du vélo en ville attire beaucoup de monde.
The cycling boom in cities is drawing a lot of people.
More examples
Les séries en ligne ont créé un boom d'audience.
Online series created an audience boom.
Core concept
A sudden wave lifts demand, attention, and activity, filling a market or public scene for a while.
Common phrases
un boom d'audience
an audience boom
le boom du télétravail
the telework boom
Similar words
engouement: A temporary craze for a specific subject, activity, or product.
tendance: A general pattern of behavior or preference moving in a particular direction.
Definition in French
Augmentation rapide et marquée de la demande ou de l'intérêt pour quelque chose, souvent perçue comme passagère.
Word origin
French boom is a direct borrowing from English boom, which names a sudden surge in activity and gives the French noun its growth-and-popularity sense.
Usage tips
- Boom is masculine, so standard usage is un boom and le boom, often followed by de for the area affected.
Opposites
- déclindeclinenoun
- baissedecreasenoun