biographie
/bjɔ.ɡʁa.fi/feminine
The English word 'biography' is biographie in French.
biographie is a noun used to refer to the story of a person's life.
Meaning: personal life story (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
biographie is a feminine noun. The plural form of biographie is biographies.
How do you pronounce it?
It is pronounced /bjɔ.ɡʁa.fi/ and consists of 3 syllables.
Did you know?
- In French, the term biographie romancée is used to describe a specific genre where a real person's life is documented through the lens of fiction.
- A biography written in the form of a series of letters is called a biographie épistolaire in French.
- While biographie refers to the book or text, the phrase vie (life) is more commonly used in casual conversation to discuss a person's actual life story.
Examples in context
- Cette biographie est fascinante.This biography is fascinating.This sentence is useful for describing a biography as fascinating.Tatoeba #6893568 by Aiji, translation #5933750 by mailohilohi
- La biographie de Tom est celle d'un honnête travailleur soviétique.Tom's biography is that of an honest Soviet worker.This sentence is useful for describing a specific person's biography.Tatoeba #6155519 by Dr_herr, translation #6154479 by OjisanSeiuchi
- La biographie de Lincoln est lue par des enfants du monde entier.Lincoln's biography is read by children all around the world.This sentence is useful for stating who reads a biography.Tatoeba #8387650 by Aiji, translation #1356012 by CK
- J'ai récemment terminé la lecture d'une biographie fascinante sur Napoléon Bonaparte.I recently finished reading a fascinating biography of Napoleon Bonaparte.
- J'ai lu la bio de Steve Jobs et j'ai été inspiré par son parcours.I read the bio of Steve Jobs and was inspired by his journey.
- On va parler de sa vie lors de l'interview.We are going to talk about his/her life during the interview.
- 3 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Manon and Nathan are browsing in a bookstore.
- ManonTu veux lire cette biographie ?Do you want to read this biography?
- NathanNon, je préfère la fiction.No, I prefer fiction.
- ManonMais sa biographie est très courte.But his biography is very short.
- NathanD'accord, on peut la regarder ensemble.Okay, we can look at it together.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “biography” translations and entries biographie, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
