French word

localiser

Pronunciation

IPA/lokalize/

Meaning

  • verbfind

Example

Peux-tu localiser ton téléphone avec l'application ?

Can you find your phone using the app?

Illustration for localiser (find)

More examples

La police a pu localiser le véhicule suspect grâce aux caméras.

The police were able to locate the suspicious vehicle thanks to the cameras.

Core concept

A map pin fixed to the exact place of a person or object.

Common phrases

  • localiser une personne

    locate a person

  • localiser un objet perdu

    find a lost object

  • localiser la position

    locate the position

Similar words

trouver: Find and discover a person or thing.
retrouver: Find a lost or separated person or thing again.
repérer: Spot and mark an easy-to-find target or location.
situer: Show where a place is in relation to other places.

Definition in French

Repérer la position géographique d'un objet ou d'une personne, par exemple à l'aide d'un GPS ou d'une carte.

Word origin

French localiser comes from local, based on Latin localis and ultimately locus, with the verb-forming suffix -iser.

Usage tips

  • Localiser usually means determining or tracking a position, whereas ordinary finding is more often expressed by trouver.

Other meanings

  • trackverb

Opposites

Related words

  • localisateurposition-detection devicenoun
  • localisationlocalizationnoun

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