cc
/se.se/
In French, cc is the term for the English phrase carbon copy.
In the specific context of engine displacement, it stands for cubic centimeters (centimètres cubes).
Meaning: carbon copy (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation is /se.se/. It has two syllables.
Did you know?
- In French internet slang, cc is frequently used as a shorthand for coucou, an informal way to say 'hey' or 'hi'.
- To indicate a 'blind carbon copy' in French, the term cci is used, which stands for copie carbone invisible.
- The abbreviation cc for 'carbon copy' is actually a direct linguistic import from English, despite being fully integrated into French digital etiquette.
Examples in context
- Voilà, en ce moment, j'envisage de faire l'acquisition d'une moto d'occasion de 150 ou 250 cc pour plus ou moins 100 000 Yen.Say, at the moment I'm considering acquiring a used bike of 150 or 250 cc for more or less a hundred thousand Japanese yen.This sentence is useful for seeing how cc is used to denote engine displacement.Tatoeba #5481336 by jmdesp, translation #5481340 by jmdesp
- Je t'envoie cet e-mail en copie à Lucie.I'm sending you this email in copy to Lucie.
- Mets-moi en cc sur ce mail.Put me in cc on this email.
- Je t'ai mis en cc pour information.I put you in cc for information.
Example conversation
Two colleagues are discussing an email thread in an office.
- LéaEst-ce que tu m'as mis en cc ?Did you put me in cc?
- GabrielOui, je t'ai mis en cc tout à l'heure.Yes, I put you in cc a little while ago.
- LéaParfait, j'ai bien reçu le message.Perfect, I received the message.
- GabrielTrès bien, Léa.Very well, Lea.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “cc” translations and entries cc, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
