audio
/o.djo/
The French word for "audio" is audio.
The word audio refers to a sound or a sound signal.
Meaning: a sound or a sound signal (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The word audio is an invariable adjective in French, which means it does not change its form to reflect gender or number.
How do you pronounce it?
/o.djo/
Did you know?
- In France, the word audiovisuel is used as a noun to refer to the entire professional broadcast and film industry.
- Because audio is treated as an invariable adjective in French, it is a linguistic exception that refuses to change its spelling to match masculine, feminine, singular, or plural nouns.
- While English uses 'audio' as both a noun and an adjective, in French, it functions almost exclusively as an adjective. To refer to 'the audio' as a noun, a Frenchman would more naturally say le son or l'enregistrement.
Examples in context
- Y a-t-il des audioguides en français ?Are there French audio guides?This sentence is useful for asking about the availability of audio guides.Tatoeba #3418860 by GB3, translation #3416467 by jackchak
- Vous pouvez enregistrer des fichiers audio.You can record audio files.This sentence shows how to use audio when discussing recording files.Tatoeba #12297051 by Rovo, translation #8085644 by cykel
- Pourquoi n’y a-t-il pas de fichiers audio pour l’arabe ?Why aren't there audio files for Arabic?This sentence uses audio to ask about the lack of files for a specific language.Tatoeba #3794719 by Danquebec, translation #3792573 by mervert1
- J'ai écouté l'enregistrement audio.I listened to the audio recording.
- Je n'arrive pas à entendre le son.I can't hear the sound.
- Où est le fichier sonore?Where is the sound file?
- L'audio de cette vidéo est excellent.The audio of this video is excellent.
- Pourriez-vous m'envoyer l'enregistrement audio de la réunion?Could you send me the audio recording of the meeting?
- J'adore la piste sonore de ce film!I love the soundtrack of this movie!
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Example conversation
Manon and Hugo are setting up a podcast in a studio.
- ManonLe niveau de l'audio est trop bas.The audio level is too low.
- HugoJe peux le régler tout de suite.I can adjust it right away.
- ManonEst-ce que l'audio est meilleur maintenant ?Is the audio better now?
- HugoOui, c'est parfait ainsi.Yes, it is perfect like this.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry audio, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
