French Conversation · Level 33
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French word
correspondant
Pronunciation
IPA/koʁɛspɔ̃dɑ̃/
Meaning
- masculine nouncorrespondent
Example
Le correspondant du journal est à Rome.
The newspaper correspondent is in Rome.
More examples
Si vous avez une question, contactez votre correspondant.
If you have a question, contact your correspondent.
Core concept
A person who keeps communication flowing between an organization and outsiders, or reports from a particular region.
Common phrases
votre correspondant
your correspondent
mon correspondant
my pen pal
Similar words
journaliste: A journalist who creates articles or programs for news media.
reporter: A reporter who gathers facts at the scene and reports them.
responsable: A person responsible for managing a department or area of work.
contact: A contact person or point for communication.
Definition in French
Personne chargée de la liaison entre un service et ses interlocuteurs, ou journaliste qui couvre une région.
Word origin
French correspondant comes from correspondre, from Latin correspondere, formed with com- 'together' and respondere 'to answer'.
Usage tips
- The feminine noun is correspondante, while correspondant is masculine and also serves as an adjective with matching gender and number.
Other meanings
- counterpartnoun
- pen palnoun
Related words
- correspondancecorrespondencenoun
- correspondrecorrespondverb