French word

label

Pronunciation

IPA/labɛl/

Meaning

  • masculine nounlabel

Example

Regarde le label sur cette bouteille.

Look at the label on this bottle.

Illustration for label (label)

More examples

Ce produit porte un label bio.

This product bears an organic label.

Core concept

A small public-facing sign of identity, origin, quality, or belonging attached to an offering.

Common phrases

  • label bio

    organic label

  • un label de qualité

    a quality label

  • apposer un label

    affix a label

Similar words

étiquette: A paper tag attached to goods or clothing with contents or care information.
marque: An identifying name associated with a product or company.
logo: An identifying graphic used for a company or product.
certification: A formal certification by an independent party that specified standards are satisfied.

Definition in French

Marque ou étiquette apposée sur un produit, un service ou un enregistrement pour identifier, présenter ou certifier son origine, sa qualité ou son appartenance.

Word origin

French label comes from English label and acquired established French uses for product marks, quality certification, and record companies.

Usage tips

  • For an ordinary physical tag attached to an object, French generally uses étiquette rather than label.

Related words

  • labellisergrant certification toverb
  • labellisationthe act of certifyingnoun
  • labellisécertifiedadjective

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