{"id":118438,"date":"2023-09-22T04:50:50","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T08:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/learn\/french-technology-vocab\/"},"modified":"2025-02-09T04:37:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T09:37:35","slug":"french-technology-vocab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/french\/french-technology-vocab\/","title":{"rendered":"Useful French Technology Vocabulary for Learners"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whether you prefer snail mail or are very much into the electronic way of life, technology is here to stay. From emails<\/a> to social media<\/a>, the French technology words below are incredibly common. Sometimes French does use words that are carried over from English\u2013like e-mail<\/em> and cookie<\/em>\u2013but you\u2019ll still have to learn unique French vocabulary for a lot of technology-related topics.<\/p>\n

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French Internet Words<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"young<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
French<\/th>Meaning<\/th>Example<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Un compte<\/strong><\/em><\/td>Account<\/td>J'ai un compte<\/strong> Facebook.<\/em> (I have a Facebook account.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Se connecter<\/strong><\/em><\/td>To log in<\/td>Je me connecte<\/strong> sur Instagram tous les jours.<\/em> (I log on to Instagram every day.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
S'inscrire<\/strong><\/em><\/td>To register or to sign up<\/td>Alexandre ne veut pas s'inscrire<\/strong> \u00e0 ce cours en ligne.<\/em> (Alexandre does not want to sign up for this online course.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Internet \/ La toile \/ Le net<\/strong><\/em><\/td>The Internet<\/td>Elle passe beaucoup de temps sur Internet<\/strong>.<\/em> (She spends a lot of time on the Internet.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Le lien<\/em><\/strong><\/td>Link<\/td>Cliquez sur ce lien<\/strong> pour acc\u00e9der \u00e0 la vid\u00e9o.<\/em> (Click on this link to access the video.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Le mot de passe<\/strong><\/em><\/td>Password<\/td>J'ai oubli\u00e9 mon mot de passe<\/strong>.<\/em> (I forgot my password.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Le moteur de recherche<\/strong><\/em><\/td>Search engine<\/td>Le moteur de recherche<\/strong> a remplac\u00e9 l'encyclop\u00e9die.<\/em> (The search engine has replaced the encyclopedia.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Le navigateur<\/em><\/strong><\/td>Browser<\/td>Vous pouvez t\u00e9l\u00e9charger des extensions pour personnaliser votre navigateur<\/strong>.<\/em> (You can download extensions to customize your browser.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Le nom d'utilisateur<\/strong><\/em><\/td>Username<\/td>J'ai choisi un nom d'utilisateur<\/strong> tr\u00e8s simple.<\/em> (I chose a very simple username.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La page d'accueil<\/strong><\/em><\/td>Home page<\/td>La page d'accueil<\/strong> est tr\u00e8s simple.<\/em> (The home page is very simple.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Le site web<\/strong><\/em><\/td>Web site<\/td>La soci\u00e9t\u00e9 a un nouveau site web<\/strong>.<\/em> (The company has a new website.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Surfer<\/strong><\/em><\/td>To surf (the Internet)<\/td>Antoine surfe<\/strong> sur Internet pendant son cours d'anglais.<\/em> (Antoine surfs the Internet during his English class.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
T\u00e9l\u00e9charger<\/strong><\/em><\/td>To download or upload<\/td>J'ai t\u00e9l\u00e9charg\u00e9<\/strong> le nouvel album de Christine and the Queens.<\/em> (I downloaded Christine and the Queens' new album.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Social Media and Blogging<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"cubes<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
French<\/th>Meaning<\/th>Example<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Bloquer<\/strong><\/em><\/td>To block<\/td>Sandrine a bloqu\u00e9<\/strong> son ex sur Facebook.<\/em> (Sandrine blocked her ex on Facebook.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
L'abonn\u00e9(e)<\/strong><\/em><\/td>Subscriber<\/td>Le bulletin \u00e9lectronique a 2 000 abonn\u00e9s<\/strong><\/em>. (The newsletter has 2,000 subscribers.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
S'abonner<\/strong><\/em><\/td>To subscribe<\/td>Je m'abonne<\/strong> au blog de Michel.<\/em> (I subscribe to Michel's blog.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Le blog<\/strong><\/em><\/td>Blog<\/td>Michel tient un blog<\/strong> de musique.<\/em> (Michel runs a music blog.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Le blogueur \/ la blogueuse<\/em><\/strong><\/td>Blogger<\/td>Ce blogueur<\/strong> voyage partout dans le monde.<\/em> (This blogger travels all over the world.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Le commentaire<\/strong><\/em><\/td>Comment<\/td>J'ai laiss\u00e9 un commentaire<\/strong> sur le blog de Michel.<\/em> (I left a comment on Michel's blog.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Le fil d'actualit\u00e9<\/strong><\/em><\/td>Newsfeed<\/td>Mon fil d'actualit\u00e9<\/strong> contient des articles int\u00e9ressants.<\/em> (My newsfeed contains interesting articles.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Le lecteur<\/strong><\/em><\/td>Reader<\/td>Le blog de Michel a beaucoup de lecteurs<\/strong><\/em>. (Michel's blog has a lot of readers.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Le like<\/strong><\/em><\/td>A (Facebook) like<\/td>La photo de Caroline a re\u00e7u beaucoup de likes<\/strong><\/em>. (Caroline's picture got a lot of likes.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Le message priv\u00e9 (MP)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>Private Message (PM)<\/td>Pourriez-vous m'envoyer les d\u00e9tails par MP<\/strong> (message priv\u00e9), s'il vous pla\u00eet ?<\/em> (Could you please send me the details via PM?)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mettre \u00e0 jour<\/strong><\/em><\/td>To update<\/td>J'ai mis \u00e0 jour<\/strong> mon profil.<\/em> (I updated my profile.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La mise \u00e0 jour<\/strong><\/em><\/td>Update<\/td>J'ai effectu\u00e9 une mise \u00e0 jour<\/strong><\/em> de logiciel sur mon ordinateur.<\/em> (I did a program update on my computer.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Le mot-di\u00e8se <\/strong><\/em> (official translation but the English word \"hashtag\" is more common)<\/td>Hashtag<\/td>Sur Twitter, les sujets de discussion sont class\u00e9s gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 des mots-di\u00e8se<\/strong><\/em>. (On Twitter, discussion topics are organized by hashtags.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Partager<\/strong><\/em><\/td>To share<\/td>Carine a partag\u00e9<\/strong><\/em> un article int\u00e9ressant sur Facebook.<\/em> (Carine shared an interesting article on Facebook.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La photo de profil<\/strong><\/em><\/td>Profile picture<\/td>Marie change souvent sa photo de profil<\/strong><\/em>. (Marie changes her profile picture often.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Le profil<\/strong><\/em><\/td>Profile<\/td>Le profil<\/strong> de Sarah est tr\u00e8s d\u00e9taill\u00e9.<\/em> (Sarah's profile is very detailed.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Publier<\/strong><\/em><\/td>To publish<\/td>Michel a publi\u00e9<\/strong> un article int\u00e9ressant sur son blog.<\/em> (Michel published an interesting article on his blog.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Le r\u00e9seau social<\/strong><\/em><\/td>Social network<\/td>Les adolescents passent beaucoup de temps sur les r\u00e9seaux sociaux<\/strong><\/em>. (Teenagers spend a lot of time on social networks.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Le selfie<\/strong><\/em><\/td>Selfie<\/td>Carole prend beaucoup de selfies<\/strong><\/em>. (Carole takes a lot of selfies.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Signaler<\/strong><\/em><\/td>To report<\/td>J'ai signal\u00e9<\/strong> le contenu offensant du site.<\/em> (I reported the site's offensive content.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Le statut<\/em><\/strong><\/td>Status<\/td>Mon statut<\/strong> actuel est \"occup\u00e9\" car je travaille sur un projet important.<\/em> (My current status is \"busy\" because I'm working on an important project.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Suivre<\/strong><\/em><\/td>To follow<\/td>Je suis<\/strong> Leonardo DiCaprio sur Twitter.<\/em> (I follow Leonardo DiCaprio on Twitter.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Taguer<\/strong><\/em><\/td>To tag, as in to identify someone in a picture<\/td>Marc m'a tagu\u00e9(e)<\/strong> dans une photo.<\/em> (Marc tagged me in a picture.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Le tchat<\/em><\/strong><\/td>Chat<\/td>Vous pouvez utiliser le tchat<\/strong> pour poser vos questions.<\/em> (You can use the chat to ask your questions.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Le tweet<\/strong><\/em><\/td>A tweet<\/td>Les tweets<\/strong> de R\u00e9my sont dr\u00f4les.<\/em> (R\u00e9my's tweets are funny.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tweeter<\/strong><\/em><\/td>To tweet<\/td>Caroline tweete<\/strong><\/em> souvent. (Caroline tweets often.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
L'utilisateur<\/strong><\/em><\/td>User<\/td>Ce r\u00e9seau social a beaucoup d'utilisateurs<\/strong>.<\/em> (This social network has a lot of users.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Email in French<\/h2>\n

\"girl<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
French<\/th>Meaning<\/th>Example<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
L'arobase<\/strong><\/em><\/td>@<\/td>Mon adresse e-mail est Frenchy arobase<\/strong> mail point com. [Frenchy@mail.com]<\/em> (My email is Frenchy at mail dot com.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La bo\u00eete de r\u00e9ception<\/strong><\/em><\/td>Inbox<\/td>La bo\u00eete de r\u00e9ception<\/strong><\/em> doit \u00eatre pleine apr\u00e8s tes vacances. (Your inbox must be full after your vacation.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Le brouillon<\/strong><\/em><\/td>Draft<\/td>Je vais sauvegarder cet email dans les brouillons<\/strong> et le revoir plus tard.<\/em> (I will save this email in the drafts and review it later.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Le courriel \/ L'e-mail \/ Le m\u00e9l<\/strong><\/em><\/td>Email<\/td>Peux-tu lire un m\u00e9l<\/strong> que j'ai r\u00e9dig\u00e9 avant que je ne l'envoie ?<\/em> (Can you read an email I drafted before I send it?)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La pi\u00e8ce jointe<\/strong><\/em><\/td>Attachment<\/td>Je n'arrive pas \u00e0 ouvrir la pi\u00e8ce jointe<\/strong>, pouvez-vous la convertir dans un format diff\u00e9rent ?<\/em> (I can't open the attachment, could you convert it to a different format?)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La r\u00e9ponse<\/strong><\/em><\/td>Reply<\/td>Merci pour votre message, j'y donnerai une r\u00e9ponse<\/strong> sous peu.<\/em> (Thank you for your message, I will reply to it shortly.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Le transfert<\/strong><\/em><\/td>Forward<\/td>Je vais transmettre<\/strong> cet e-mail \u00e0 notre \u00e9quipe technique.<\/em> (I will forward this email to our technical team.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Software and Apps in French<\/h2>\n

\"woman<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
French<\/th>Meaning<\/th>Example<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
L'application<\/strong><\/em><\/td>Application<\/td>Cette application<\/strong> de dictionnaire me facilite la vie.<\/em> (This dictionary application makes my life easier.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La base de donn\u00e9es<\/strong><\/em><\/td>Database<\/td>La base de donn\u00e9es<\/strong> aide l'entreprise \u00e0 trouver les meilleurs clients.<\/em> (The database helps the company find the best clients.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Curseur<\/strong><\/em><\/td>Cursor<\/td>Le curseur<\/strong> clignote mais je ne peux pas taper.<\/em> (The cursor is blinking but I can't type.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Les donn\u00e9es<\/strong><\/em><\/td>Data<\/td>Les donn\u00e9es<\/strong> sont sur le serveur.<\/em> (The data is on the server.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Le dossier<\/strong><\/em><\/td>Folder<\/td>J'ai cr\u00e9\u00e9 un dossier<\/strong> pour chaque mati\u00e8re sur mon ordinateur.<\/em> (I made a folder for each subject on my computer.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Le fichier<\/strong><\/em><\/td>File or document<\/td>Toutes les informations sont dans ce fichier<\/strong>.<\/em> (All of the information is in this file.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Enregistrer<\/strong><\/em><\/td>To save<\/td>J'enregistre<\/strong> le fichier tout de suite.<\/em> (I am saving the file right away.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Logiciel<\/strong><\/em><\/td>Computer program<\/td>Peux-tu recommander un bon logiciel<\/strong> de montage vid\u00e9o ?<\/em> (Can you recommend a good video editing software?)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M\u00e9moire<\/strong><\/em><\/td>Memory<\/td>Combien de m\u00e9moire<\/strong> a ton ordinateur ?<\/em> (How much memory does your computer have?)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saisir<\/strong><\/em><\/td>To enter or to input<\/td>Elle va saisir<\/strong> les notes dans le tableau Excel.<\/em> (She is going to input the notes into the Excel spreadsheet.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sauvegarder<\/strong><\/em><\/td>To backup<\/td>N'oublie pas de sauvegarder<\/strong> ton travail r\u00e9guli\u00e8rement. <\/em> (Don't forget to backup your work regularly.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Supprimer<\/strong><\/em><\/td>To delete<\/td>J'ai supprim\u00e9<\/strong> quelques fichiers.<\/em> (I deleted some files.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Traitement de texte<\/strong><\/em><\/td>Word processing<\/td>J\u2019utilise un logiciel de traitement de texte<\/strong> pour prendre des notes.<\/em> (I use a word processing program to take notes.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Physical Devices<\/h2>\n

\"pressing<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
French<\/th>Meaning<\/th>Example<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Le bureau<\/strong><\/em><\/td>Computer desktop<\/td>Il y a trop de fichiers sur mon bureau<\/strong>.<\/em> (There are too many files on my desktop.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Le clavier<\/strong><\/em><\/td>Keyboard<\/td>Les ordinateurs fabriqu\u00e9s en France ont des claviers<\/strong> AZERTY.<\/em> (Computers made in France have AZERTY keyboards.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La cl\u00e9 USB<\/strong><\/em><\/td>USB stick<\/td>J'ai toujours une cl\u00e9 USB<\/strong> sur moi.<\/em> (I always have a USB stick with me.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Le disque dur<\/strong><\/em><\/td>Hard drive<\/td>Mon disque dur<\/strong> externe a beaucoup de stockage.<\/em> (My external hard drive has a lot of space.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
L'\u00e9cran<\/strong><\/em><\/td>Screen<\/td>L'\u00e9cran<\/strong> est sale.<\/em> (The screen is dirty.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
L'\u00e9cran tactile<\/strong><\/em><\/td>Touch screen<\/td>Mon t\u00e9l\u00e9phone portable a un \u00e9cran tactile<\/strong>.<\/em> (My phone has a touch screen.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
L'imprimante<\/em><\/strong><\/td>Printer<\/td>Mon imprimante<\/strong> n'a plus d'encre.<\/em> (My printer is out of ink.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
L'ordinateur<\/strong><\/em><\/td>Computer<\/td>L'ordinateur<\/strong> de Sarah a un grand \u00e9cran.<\/em> (Sarah's computer has a big screen.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
L'ordinateur portable<\/strong><\/em><\/td>Laptop<\/td>Le professeur a demand\u00e9 \u00e0 la classe d'apporter l'ordinateur portable<\/strong>.<\/em> (The teacher asked the class to bring their laptops.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Le portable<\/strong><\/em><\/td>Phone or laptop<\/td>J'ai oubli\u00e9 mon portable<\/strong> \u00e0 la maison ce matin.<\/em> (I forgot my phone at home this morning.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La souris<\/strong><\/em><\/td>Mouse<\/td>Il a achet\u00e9 une souris<\/strong> sans fil. (He bought a wireless mouse.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La tablette<\/em><\/strong><\/td>Tablet<\/td>Ma tablette<\/strong> a une grande autonomie de batterie.<\/em> (My tablet has a long battery life.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Emerging Technology<\/h2>\n

\"man<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
French<\/th>Meaning<\/th>Example<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
L'intelligence artificielle (IA)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>Artificial Intelligence (AI)<\/td>J'utilise cette app qui utilise l'IA<\/strong> pour recommander des films.<\/em> (I'm using this app that uses AI to recommend movies.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
L'internet des objets (IoT)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>Internet of Things (IoT)<\/td>Gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 l'Internet des Objets<\/strong>, je peux allumer les lumi\u00e8res de ma maison avant m\u00eame d'y entrer. <\/em> (Thanks to the Internet of Things, I can turn on the lights in my house before I even enter.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La r\u00e9alit\u00e9 augment\u00e9e (RA)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>Augmented Reality (AR)<\/td>As-tu vu cette nouvelle app de r\u00e9alit\u00e9 augment\u00e9e<\/strong>
\n? On peut essayer des v\u00eatements virtuellement !<\/em> (Have you seen this new augmented reality app? We can try on clothes virtually!)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La r\u00e9alit\u00e9 virtuelle (RV)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>Virtual Reality (VR)<\/td>Pour mon anniversaire, j'aimerais vraiment avoir un casque de r\u00e9alit\u00e9 virtuelle<\/strong>.<\/em> (For my birthday, I'd really love to have a virtual reality headset.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

French Resources for Technology Lovers<\/h2>\n

Reading blogs<\/a> and listening to podcasts<\/a> is a great way to see and hear French technology vocabulary in action. Here are some suggestions to get you started:<\/p>\n