diplômé
/di.plo.me/
The English word graduate can be translated into French as diplômé.
In French, diplômé is used to describe someone who has been recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree. When you want to state which specific institution a person graduated from, you should use the preposition de after the adjective, as in être diplômé de (to be a graduate of). You can also use the formal phrase titulaire d'un diplôme to mean 'holder of a diploma'.
Meaning: to be recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree (verb)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
As an adjective, the form must agree in gender and number with the person being described. Use diplômé for a masculine singular graduate, diplômée for a feminine singular graduate, diplômés for a masculine plural group of graduates and diplômées for a feminine plural group of graduates. Related to university degrees, the terms licencié and licenciée can also refer to a graduate.
How do you pronounce it?
The word has 3 syllables and is pronounced /di.plo.me/.
Did you know?
- While diplômé is the standard term, the word licencié can be confusing because it also means 'fired' or 'laid off' from a job.
- In France, the term baccalauréat refers to the diploma earned at the end of high school, which is a prerequisite to becoming a university diplômé.
- Graduates from elite French 'Grandes Écoles' often eschew the common term diplômé entirely. Instead, they use specific professional titles to signal their membership in an exclusive social and professional network.
Examples in context
- Je ne fus pas diplômé.I didn't graduate.This sentence is useful for expressing that someone did not graduate.Tatoeba #2284644 by sacredceltic, translation #2283758 by CK
- Je suis diplômé d'Harvard.I'm a graduate of Harvard.This sentence shows how to say you are a graduate of a specific university.Tatoeba #5798156 by Toynop, translation #5797274 by CK
- Tom est diplômé de Harvard.Tom is a graduate of Harvard.This sentence shows how to state that a person is a graduate of a specific university.Tatoeba #12096756 by zogwarg, translation #4499071 by CK
- Pierre est un diplômé en droit.Pierre is a graduate in law.
- Les étudiants diplômés étaient fiers de leur réussite.The graduate students were proud of their achievement.
- Anna est titulaire d'un diplôme en économie.Anna is a graduate with a degree in economics.
- Les ingénieurs titulaires de diplômes sont très demandés.Engineers with degrees are highly sought after.
- Tom est fier d'avoir son diplôme en psychologie.Tom is proud to have his psychology degree.
- Nous avons tous nos diplômes maintenant!We all have our diplomas now!
- Les étudiantes diplômées ont célébré leur succès.The female graduates celebrated their success.
- Professeur Dupont, félicitations pour votre diplômeProfessor Dupont, congratulations on your diploma
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Example conversation
Emma and Gabriel are discussing their education during a job interview.
- EmmaEn quelle année as-tu été diplômé ?In what year did you graduate?
- GabrielJ'ai été diplômé l'année dernière.I graduated last year.
- EmmaC'est super, Gabriel !That's great, Gabriel!
- GabrielMerci, et toi, quand seras-tu diplômée ?Thanks, and you, when will you graduate?
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry diplômé, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
