French Conversation · Level 2
83 words
French word
radar
Pronunciation
IPA/ʁadaʁ/
Meaning
- masculine nounradar
Example
Il y a un radar mobile sur l'autoroute.
There is a mobile radar unit on the highway.
More examples
Je me suis fait flasher par un radar hier soir.
I was caught speeding by a speed camera last night.
Core concept
A radio-based sensor that detects objects from afar and measures where they are and how they move.
Common phrases
radar de vitesse
speed camera
radar pédagogique
driver feedback speed display
radar mobile
mobile speed camera
Similar words
caméra: A device that uses light to record a subject's movement and appearance as video.
Definition in French
Instrument qui émet et reçoit des ondes radio pour repérer des objets et mesurer leurs déplacements à distance.
Word origin
Radar entered French as a technical borrowing from the English acronym RADAR, whose elements mean radio detection and ranging.
Usage tips
- In everyday French, un radar often refers specifically to a speed camera, and radar de vitesse makes that road-monitoring sense explicit.