French word

radioguider

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁadjogide/

Meaning

  • verbguide by radio

Example

Les ingénieurs radioguident le robot à distance.

The engineers guide the robot by radio from a distance.

Illustration for radioguider (guide by radio)

More examples

Au parc, un garçon radioguide un drone.

At the park, a boy controls a drone remotely.

Core concept

A distant device follows commands carried by radio signals.

Common phrases

  • radioguider une voiture télécommandée

    control a radio-controlled car remotely

  • radioguider un drone

    control a drone remotely

  • radioguider un jouet télécommandé

    control a remote-controlled toy remotely

Similar words

télécommander: Operate distant equipment with a remote control or transmitter.
téléguider: Remotely direct a machine or vehicle's course or movement.
piloter: Operate and steer a vehicle or machine.
contrôler: Control the operation of a device or piece of equipment.

Definition in French

Contrôler à distance un appareil au moyen d'un signal radio.

Word origin

French forms radioguider by combining radio, referring to radio transmission, with guider, meaning to guide.

Usage tips

  • Radioguider is a technical term, while télécommander or téléguider is often more natural when the radio method is not important.

Other meanings

  • control by radioverb

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