tapis à bagages
The English phrase "baggage carousel" is translated into French as tapis à bagages.
The term refers to the mechanical device used in airports to deliver luggage to passengers.
Meaning: device to deliver luggage (noun)
Which one should you use?
tapis à bagages is the default term, while carrousel à bagages is a common alternative used in many French-speaking airports. For a more formal expression, you can use Le tapis roulant des bagages, which translates to "the baggage conveyor belt".
Is it said differently in some regions?
In French Canada, the term Le carrousel à bagages is used to refer to the baggage carousel.
How does it change in a sentence?
When using the term, the word bagages is almost always used in its plural form to refer to the luggage being transported.
Did you know?
- In French, the word for 'carpet' tapis is used for any conveyor belt, such as a 'treadmill' for exercise, which is called a tapis de course.
- The word tapis derives from the Ancient Greek tápēs, which comes from an Iranian source describing woven textiles.
- The term tapis roulant is versatile and can refer to the baggage belt or the moving walkways that transport passengers through airport terminals.
Examples in context
- Excusez-moi, où est le tapis roulant des bagages ?Excuse me, where is the baggage carousel?
- Quand je suis arrivé, il y avait beaucoup de monde autour du tapis à bagages .When I arrived, there were a lot of people around the baggage carousel.
- Où se trouve le tapis à bagages pour le vol AF123 ?Where is the baggage carousel for flight AF123?
- Où est le tapis à bagages ?Where is the baggage carousel?
- Le tapis à bagages est en panne.The baggage carousel is broken.
- Attends-moi près du tapis à bagages.Wait for me near the baggage carousel.
Example conversation
Léa and Hugo are waiting for their luggage at the airport.
- LéaEst-ce que tu vois le tapis à bagages ?Do you see the baggage carousel?
- HugoNon, je ne vois rien du tout.No, I don't see anything at all.
- LéaRegarde, Hugo, il arrive par là !Look, Hugo, it is coming over there!
- HugoSuper, vite, récupérons nos valises.Great, quick, let's get our suitcases.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries tapis, à, CC BY-SA 4.0.
