French Conversation · Level 26
89 words
French word
narrateur
Pronunciation
IPA/naʁatœʁ/
Meaning
- masculine nounnarrator
Example
Dans le film, le narrateur raconte l'histoire.
In the film, the narrator tells the story.
More examples
La voix off du narrateur ajoute des explications au film.
The narrator's voice-over adds explanations to the film.
Core concept
A guiding voice that selects, orders, and presents a story's events for its audience.
Common phrases
la voix off du narrateur
the narrator's voice-over
le style du narrateur
the narrator's style
Similar words
narratrice: A woman who tells a story in a film or book.
voix off: An unseen voice that explains or narrates events from outside the scene.
lecteur: A person who reads written text or a script aloud.
Definition in French
Point de vue ou voix narrative qui présente et organise les faits d'une histoire pour le public.
Word origin
French narrateur comes from Latin narrator, from narrare, meaning 'to tell', with the agent suffix -ator.
Usage tips
- Narrateur is masculine, while narratrice is the feminine form commonly used for a woman narrator and in film credits.
Related words
- narrationnarrationnoun
- narratifnarrativeadjective