French Conversation · Level 62
76 words
French word
témoignage
Pronunciation
IPA/temwaɲaʒ/
Meaning
- masculine nountestimony
Example
Son témoignage a aidé la police.
His testimony helped the police.
More examples
Il a donné son témoignage à la radio.
He gave his testimony on the radio.
Core concept
A spoken or written account that turns personal observation or experience into information for others.
Common phrases
présenter un témoignage
present testimony
son témoignage personnel
his personal account
un témoignage vidéo
a video testimony
Similar words
récit: A short account that recounts events or experiences in sequence.
histoire: A story about events or experiences told for others to hear.
preuve: Information or physical material showing that something is true.
Definition in French
Déclaration donnée par une personne qui témoigne d'un fait observé ou vécu, pouvant être orale ou écrite.
Word origin
The Old French form temoignage developed from temoigner, which continues Latin testimoniare and is related to testis, 'witness'.
Usage tips
- With the verb, the usual construction is témoigner de quelque chose, while a noun takes a de phrase, as in le témoignage de la victime.