GPS
masculine
The English phrase GPS is translated into French as GPS.
GPS refers to the Global Positioning System. In common French usage, the term is frequently used to refer to the physical GPS device or the navigation software itself.
Meaning: Global Positioning System (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
GPS is a masculine noun, so it is used with the masculine article le to form le GPS.
Did you know?
- French speakers sometimes use the verb GPSer to describe the act of using a navigation system to find a destination.
- While 'GPS' is the standard term, some French-speaking regions, like Quebec, may prefer using the term système de positionnement par satellite in formal contexts to avoid English acronyms.
- While GPS is the standard term, you may see the official French government term système de positionnement par satellites used in formal legal or technical documents.
Examples in context
- Mon GPS fonctionne très bien.My GPS works very well.Tatoeba #1452457 by martin9, translation #1454078 by LittleBoy
- Mon navigateur GPS ne fonctionne pas à l'étranger.My GPS navigator doesn't work abroad.Tatoeba #1160717 by sacredceltic, translation #1160700 by Eldad
- La police a installé une balise GPS sur la voiture de Tom.The police put a GPS tracker on Tom's car.Tatoeba #14017749 by Myrano_, translation #12764010 by rul
- On peut utiliser le GPS pour trouver le meilleur restaurant de la ville.We can use GPS to find the best restaurant in town.
- 3 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Chloé and Lucas are lost in a new city.
- ChloéOù est le GPS ?Where is the GPS?
- LucasJe ne trouve pas mon GPS.I can't find my GPS.
- ChloéRegarde dans ton sac.Look in your bag.
- LucasAh, le voilà !Ah, there it is!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “gps” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
