French word

numéro

Pronunciation

IPA/nymeʁo/

Meaning

  • masculine nounphone number

Example

Donne-moi ton numéro, s'il te plaît.

Give me your phone number, please.

Illustration for numéro (phone number)

More examples

Quel est ton numéro de téléphone ?

What is your phone number?

Core concept

A spoken or written string of digits that points to one telephone line or subscriber.

Common phrases

  • numéro de téléphone

    phone number

  • donner son numéro

    give one's phone number

  • composer un numéro

    dial a number

Similar words

nombre: A number representing an amount or an item's order.
chiffre: A single numeral between 0 and 9.
code: An access or authentication sequence made of letters or digits.
identifiant: A user identifier made up of a name, a number, or both.

Definition in French

Suite de chiffres attribuée à une ligne ou à un abonné permettant d'appeler cette personne par téléphone.

Word origin

French numéro came through Italian numero from Latin numerus, whose general sense of number developed into the identifying-number sense.

Usage tips

  • In France, telephone numbers are usually written as ten digits in pairs, such as 06 12 34 56 78, and the pairs aid clear speech.

Other meanings

  • numbernoun
  • issuenoun
  • actnoun

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