French word

mail

Pronunciation

IPA/mɛjl/

Meaning

  • masculine nounemail

Example

J'ai reçu un mail ce matin.

I received an email this morning.

Illustration for mail (email)

More examples

J'ai ouvert le mail ce matin et il contenait une pièce jointe.

I opened the email this morning, and there was an attachment in it.

Core concept

A single electronic message arriving in a digital inbox.

Common phrases

  • envoyer un mail

    send an email

  • recevoir un mail

    receive an email

  • ouvrir un mail

    open an email

Similar words

courriel: A formal term for email used in writing and official settings.
e-mail: An English-derived spelling for email used in conversation and casual writing.
courrier électronique: A somewhat formal, longer term for email in general.

Definition in French

Message transmis ou reçu par voie électronique, consultable dans une boîte de réception.

Word origin

In this sense, French mail is borrowed from English e-mail, a shortening of electronic mail.

Usage tips

  • Mail is masculine in French, so the usual form is un mail and the plural is des mails.

Other meanings

  • mallnoun

Related words

  • e-mailemailnoun
  • mailersend an emailverb

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