French word

imprimer

Pronunciation

IPA/ɛ̃pʁime/

Meaning

  • verbprint

Example

Je dois imprimer ce document avant la réunion.

I have to print this document before the meeting.

Illustration for imprimer (print)

More examples

Peux-tu imprimer cette photo en couleur pour moi?

Can you print this photo in color for me?

Core concept

A command that transfers digital content onto paper or into a fixed output file.

Common phrases

  • imprimer un document

    print a document

  • imprimer en couleur

    print in color

  • imprimer une photo

    print a photo

Similar words

copier: Make an identical copy of content in another place or file.
enregistrer: Store created data as a file on a device or other destination.
numériser: Scan a paper document or photograph to create digital data.
photocopier: Reproduce a paper document on another sheet with a photocopier.

Definition in French

Envoyer depuis un appareil du texte ou des images vers une imprimante ou vers un fichier pour obtenir une sortie imprimée ou un fichier de sortie.

Word origin

French imprimer derives from Latin imprimere, formed from in- and premere, meaning to press onto, and later broadened to modern printing and output.

Usage tips

  • Imprimer takes the item as a direct object, as in imprimer un document, without a preposition.

Other meanings

  • imprintverb

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