climatiseur
/kli.ma.ti.zœʁ/masculine
The English phrase "air conditioner" is climatiseur in French.
The term refers to a machine used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space.
Meaning: a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space (noun)
Which one should you use?
The shortened form la clim is the most common way to refer to air conditioning in everyday spoken French.
How does it change in a sentence?
climatiseur is a masculine noun. The plural form is climatiseurs. Note that la clim and la climatisation are feminine.
How do you pronounce it?
climatiseur is pronounced /kli.ma.ti.zœʁ/. It has 4 syllables.
Did you know?
- The word climatiseur shares its root with climat, which comes from the Greek word for 'inclination', referring to the slope of the land that affects the weather.
- In Quebec, you may hear air climatisé used as a noun to refer to the system itself, whereas in France, this phrase usually describes the state of the air.
- The verb climatiser is often used in real estate listings to indicate that a room or building is 'climate-controlled' rather than just having a machine present.
Examples in context
- Le climatiseur est cassé.The air conditioner is broken.This sentence is useful for describing a broken climatiseur.Tatoeba #5920271 by Aiji, translation #4644995 by AlanF_US
- Tom a éteint le climatiseur.Tom turned off the air conditioner.This sentence is useful for showing how someone turned off the climatiseur.Tatoeba #5599980 by Aiji, translation #2539955 by CK
- Le climatiseur fait trop de bruit.The air conditioner makes too much noise.This sentence is useful for noting that the climatiseur makes too much noise.Tatoeba #12887867 by lbdx, translation #50623 by CK
- J'ai acheté un climatiseur pour ma chambre.I bought an air conditioner for my bedroom.
- Il fait vraiment chaud ici. J'allume la climatisation.It's really hot in here. I'm turning on the air conditioner.
- Pour cet été, nous prévoyons d'installer un climatiseur mural.For this summer, we plan to install a wall-mounted air conditioner.
- 3 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Gabriel and Manon are in a very hot hotel room.
- GabrielIl fait chaud, allumons le climatiseur.It's hot, let's turn on the air conditioner.
- ManonJe ne sais pas comment utiliser ce climatiseur.I don't know how to use this air conditioner.
- GabrielRegarde, il y a une télécommande pour le climatiseur.Look, there is a remote for the air conditioner.
- ManonAh, merci Gabriel, c'est beaucoup mieux !Ah, thank you Gabriel, it's much better!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “air conditioner” translations and entries climatiseur, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
