French word

connecter

Pronunciation

IPA/konɛkte/

Meaning

  • verbconnect

Example

Peux-tu connecter ton ordinateur au projecteur ?

Can you connect your computer to the projector?

Illustration for connecter (connect)

More examples

Je dois connecter la télévision à la box.

I have to connect the TV to the router.

Core concept

A physical or digital link that joins separate elements so they can exchange signals or data.

Common phrases

  • connecter à Internet

    connect to the Internet

  • connecter son téléphone

    connect one's phone

  • connecter un appareil

    connect a device

Similar words

brancher: Plug in a power cord or cable to power or connect a device.
relier: Link objects or points with a line or bridge to allow passage or contact.

Definition in French

Mettre en relation deux éléments, matériels ou immatériels, pour permettre la communication ou l'échange de données.

Word origin

French connecter continues the Latin verb connectere, whose parts con- and nectere express bringing things together and binding them.

Usage tips

  • The usual pattern for linking one thing to another is connecter quelque chose à quelque chose, as in connecter un ordinateur au projecteur.

Opposites

Related words

  • connexionconnectionnoun
  • connectéconnectedadjective
  • connecteurconnectornoun

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