French Conversation · Level 131
45 words
French word
vécu
Pronunciation
IPA/veky/
Meaning
- masculine nounexperience
Example
Son vécu l'a rendue plus forte.
Her experience made her stronger.
More examples
Elle partage souvent son vécu avec ses amis.
She often shares her experience with her friends.
Core concept
A person's lived background as a whole, including its lasting effect on responses.
Common phrases
son vécu
her experience
un vécu
an experience
un vécu professionnel
professional experience
Similar words
expérience: An experience and lesson gained through a specific action or event.
souvenir: A memory of a past event and the feelings linked to it.
parcours: The career or educational path followed over time.
passé: The time and events that have already passed.
Definition in French
Ensemble des expériences vécues par une personne, considéré comme un tout subjectif plutôt que comme des faits isolés.
Word origin
French formed vécu by substantivizing the past participle of vivre, an inherited verb that goes back to Latin vivere.
Usage tips
- Vécu differs from expérience vécue: the noun is masculine, while vécue is the feminine form of the adjective in that phrase.