French Conversation · Level 38
75 words
French word
spectateur
Pronunciation
IPA/spɛktatœʁ/
Meaning
- masculine nounspectator
Example
Les spectateurs ont applaudi à la fin du spectacle.
The spectators applauded at the end of the show.
More examples
Un spectateur au premier rang a levé la main.
A front-row spectator raised their hand.
Core concept
A person watching events unfold from a place among the audience.
Common phrases
spectateur au premier rang
front-row spectator
des places pour les spectateurs
seats for spectators
spectateurs enthousiastes
enthusiastic spectators
Similar words
public: The people gathered in a theater or other event venue.
téléspectateur: Someone watching a television broadcast.
auditeur: Someone listening to a lecture or radio broadcast.
Definition in French
Personne qui assiste à un spectacle, un match ou une représentation et qui regarde ce qui se passe.
Word origin
French spectateur comes through Old French from Latin spectator, meaning a person who watches, from spectare, 'to look at'.
Usage tips
- For television viewers, French commonly uses téléspectateur, while spectateur usually suggests attendance at a show, film, or sporting event.
Other meanings
- viewernoun
- onlookernoun
- bystandernoun
Opposites
- acteuractornoun
Related words
- spectatricefemale spectatornoun