French word

clip

Pronunciation

IPA/klip/

Meaning

  • masculine nounvideo clip

Example

Il a partagé un clip drôle ce matin.

He shared a funny video clip this morning.

Illustration for clip (video clip)

More examples

Elle a enregistré le clip avec son téléphone.

She recorded the short video with her phone.

Core concept

A short, self-contained piece cut from a longer recording and ready to share.

Common phrases

  • un clip musical

    music video

  • envoyer un clip par message

    send a short video by message

  • montrer un clip à quelqu'un

    show someone a short video

Similar words

vidéo: A video made up of images and sound.
extrait: A section taken from a longer video or audio recording.

Definition in French

Courte séquence vidéo, souvent extraite d'un enregistrement plus long et partagée sur les réseaux.

Word origin

French clip is borrowed from English clip, which developed a sense for a short audiovisual extract that French adopted in the twentieth century.

Usage tips

  • Clip is masculine in French, so the usual form is un clip and the plural is des clips.

Other meanings

  • music videonoun
  • clipnoun

Opposites

  • long métragefeature filmnoun

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