French word

télévision

Pronunciation

IPA/televizjɔ̃/

Meaning

  • feminine nountv

Example

La télévision est allumée.

The TV is on.

Illustration for télévision (tv)

More examples

Je regarde la télévision tous les soirs.

I watch television every evening.

Core concept

A home screen through which distant events, voices, and programs enter daily life.

Common phrases

  • regarder la télévision

    watch television

  • allumer la télévision

    turn on the television

  • éteindre la télévision

    turn off the television

Similar words

télé: An informal shortened term for television.
téléviseur: A home electronic appliance for showing video and playing sound.
chaîne: A channel that carries television programs.
programme: One program broadcast on television at a set time.

Definition in French

Moyen de transmettre à distance des images et des sons, désignant aussi l'appareil qui reçoit ces signaux et les programmes diffusés.

Word origin

French formed télévision from Greek télé- for far and the Latin-derived noun vision, creating a word for seeing at a distance.

Usage tips

  • La télé is the common shortened form of la télévision in familiar speech and writing.

Other meanings

  • tv programnoun
  • tv broadcastingnoun

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