cell phone
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
noun
1. (electronics)
Regionalism used in Canada.
(Canada)
Regionalism used in the United States.
(United States)
a. le téléphone portable
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
Please turn off your cell phones during the performance.Veuillez éteindre vos téléphones portables pendant la représentation.
b. le portable
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
The teacher's cell phone rang in the middle of class.Le portable du prof a sonné en plein milieu du cours.
c. le téléphone cellulaire
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
Regionalism used in Québec.
(Québec)
Valentina forgot to charge her cell phone before leaving the house.Valentina a oublié de charger son téléphone cellulaire avant de quitter la maison.
d. le cellulaire
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
Regionalism used in Québec.
(Québec)
You won't be able to use your cell phone at the cabin. There's no service.Tu ne pourras pas utiliser ton cellulaire au chalet. Il n'y a pas de réseau.
e. le GSM
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
A word or phrase that doesn't change according to the number or gender of the thing it describes (e.g., les chiens marron).
(invariable)
(initialism for "global system for mobile communications")
Regionalism used in Belgium.
(Belgium)
My cell phone fell under the car seat while I was driving.Mon GSM est tombé sous le siège de la voiture pendant que je conduisais.
f. le natel
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
Regionalism used in Switzerland.
(Switzerland)
Owen has hundreds of photos from his trip on his cell phone.Owen a des centaines de photos de son voyage sur son natel.
g. le Natel
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
Regionalism used in Switzerland.
(Switzerland)
Ann changed the ringtone on her cell phone.Ann a changé la sonnerie de son Natel.
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