French word

photographie

Pronunciation

IPA/fotogʁafi/

Meaning

  • feminine nounphoto

Example

J'ai pris une photographie hier à la plage.

I took a photo yesterday at the beach.

Illustration for photographie (photo)

More examples

Montre-moi la photographie sur ton téléphone.

Show me the photograph on your phone.

Core concept

A captured view held still as a visible record of a scene, person, or moment.

Common phrases

  • prendre une photographie

    take a photograph

  • montrer une photographie

    show a photograph

  • une photographie de quelqu'un

    a photograph of someone

Similar words

photo: An everyday term for a picture taken with a camera.
image: A still visual depiction of something's appearance.

Definition in French

Image fixe obtenue en capturant la lumière sur un support, ou l'art et la technique de créer ces images.

Word origin

The French noun combines Greek photo-, from phôs, light, with -graphie, from graphia, writing or recording.

Usage tips

  • In everyday French, photo is the usual shortened form, while photographie is more common in formal, artistic, or technical contexts.

Other meanings

  • photographynoun

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