télésiège
/te.le.sjɛʒ/masculine
The English word chairlift is translated into French as télésiège.
télésiège is a masculine noun used to describe a moving series of open seats.
Meaning: moving series of open seats (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The second part of the word, -siège, means seat.
How do you pronounce it?
The word has 3 syllables and is pronounced /te.le.sjɛʒ/.
Did you know?
- The word siège is also the term used for a military 'siege'. This means the word for a comfortable chairlift seat is the same word used for surrounding a city to force its surrender.
- In French, the word siège is used to describe the 'seat' of a bishop or the 'Holy See' (Saint-Siège) in the Vatican.
- The word siège is also the French term for a headquarters or the main office of a company, meaning the 'seat' of power.
Examples in context
- Pouvez-vous me dire l'heure de fermeture du télésiège?Can you tell me the closing time of the chairlift?
- Le télésiège est très rapide.The chairlift is very fast.
- Il y a une longue queue pour le télésiège.There is a long queue for the chairlift.
- Nous allons prendre le télésiège pour monter.We are going to take the chairlift to go up.
Example conversation
Léa and Gabriel are at a ski resort.
- LéaOù est le télésiège pour le sommet ?Where is the chairlift to the summit?
- GabrielIl est juste là, derrière toi, Léa.It is right there, behind you, Léa.
- LéaSuper, on y va ensemble ?Great, shall we go together?
- GabrielOui, montons dans le télésiège !Yes, let's get on the chairlift!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “chairlift” translations and entries télésiège, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
