French word

disque

Pronunciation

IPA/disk/

Meaning

  • masculine noundisk

Example

J'ai copié les photos sur un disque.

I copied the photos onto a disk.

Illustration for disque (disk)

More examples

J'écoute un vieux disque vinyle de jazz.

I listen to an old jazz vinyl record.

Core concept

A thin circular surface carrying information in tracks for a device to read.

Common phrases

  • disque vinyle

    vinyl record

  • disque compact

    compact disc

  • disque 45 tours

    45 rpm record

Similar words

CD: A small rotating medium for storing music or data for playback or reading.
DVD: A flat disc for storing video or large amounts of data.
disque dur: A computer storage device for storing large amounts of data.
clé USB: A small portable device for storing data and plugging into a computer.

Definition in French

Support plat et circulaire servant à enregistrer du son ou à stocker des données.

Word origin

The French noun disque developed from Latin discus, borrowed from Greek diskos and referring originally to a round object.

Usage tips

  • Modern French often adds a type word, such as disque dur, disque compact, disque vinyle, or disque optique.

Other meanings

  • recordnoun

Related words

  • disquairerecord store ownernoun
  • discographiquediscographicadjective
  • disquettefloppy disknoun

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