French word

enregistrement

Pronunciation

IPA/ɑ̃ʁəʒistʁəmɑ̃/

Meaning

  • masculine nounrecording

Example

J'écoute l'enregistrement que tu m'as envoyé.

I'm listening to the recording you sent me.

Illustration for enregistrement (recording)

More examples

Je dois faire l'enregistrement pour le podcast ce soir.

I have to make the recording for the podcast tonight.

Core concept

A microphone or camera turns a passing moment into a file that can be kept and replayed.

Common phrases

  • faire un enregistrement

    make a recording

  • écouter un enregistrement

    listen to a recording

  • enregistrement audio

    audio recording

  • enregistrement vidéo

    video recording

Similar words

message vocal: A brief recorded voice message sent or received by phone or messaging.
fichier audio: A digital file used to store sound.

Definition in French

Action d'enregistrer des sons ou des images, ou fichier résultant contenant ces enregistrements.

Word origin

The noun comes from enregistrer with the suffix -ment, while registre ultimately comes from Latin registrum.

Usage tips

  • In airport contexts, l'enregistrement means check-in rather than an audio or video recording.

Other meanings

  • recordnoun
  • registrationnoun
  • check-innoun

Opposites

Related words

  • enregistrerrecordverb
  • enregistrérecordedadjective
  • enregistreurrecordernoun

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