French Conversation · Level 31
89 words
French word
révélation
Pronunciation
IPA/ʁevelasjɔ̃/
Meaning
- feminine noundisclosure
Example
La révélation du scandale a fait la une.
The disclosure of the scandal made the front page.
More examples
La révélation de nouveaux documents a relancé l'affaire.
The disclosure of new documents reignited the case.
Core concept
A covered fact suddenly brought into public view.
Common phrases
une révélation publique
a public disclosure
la révélation d'un scandale
the disclosure of a scandal
une révélation inattendue
an unexpected disclosure
Similar words
aveu: An admission of one's actions or innermost thoughts to others.
découverte: The act of finding and learning about a new fact or object.
publication: The formal release of information or a document to the public.
Definition in French
Action de rendre publique une information cachée, souvent avec un effet de surprise ou d'impact.
Word origin
French révélation comes from Latin revelatio, from revelare, meaning to uncover, formed with re- and velare, to cover.
Usage tips
- Révélation is formal and often suggests major or dramatic disclosure, while dire or confier suits a light personal disclosure.
Other meanings
- discoverynoun
Opposites
- secretsecretnoun
- confidentialitéconfidentialitynoun
Related words
- révélerrevealverb
- révélérevealedadjective
- révélateurrevealingadjective