French Conversation · Level 100
59 words
French word
relecture
Pronunciation
IPA/ʁəlɛktyʁ/
Meaning
- feminine nounreview
Example
Je fais une relecture du planning avant la réunion.
I review the schedule before the meeting.
More examples
La relecture attentive a permis de corriger des erreurs.
The careful review allowed us to correct errors.
Core concept
A final pass over a document that checks its whole structure and details before it leaves the writer's hands.
Common phrases
faire une relecture
do a review
une relecture attentive
a careful review
Similar words
correction: The act of finding and fixing errors or deficiencies.
vérification: The act of checking whether facts, figures, or procedures are correct.
révision: The act of reviewing content and making needed changes or updates.
lecture: The act of reading a text or document.
Definition in French
Vérification finale d'un document, souvent avant envoi ou publication, pour détecter omissions, incohérences ou fautes.
Word origin
The noun relecture combines the prefix re- with lecture, while lecture comes from Latin lectura and is related to lire from Latin legere.
Usage tips
- Relecture usually names the checking pass, whereas correction or corriger refers to changing the errors found.
Other meanings
- rereadingnoun
- proofreadingnoun
Opposites
- négligenceneglectnoun
Related words
- relirerereadverb
- relecteurproofreadernoun