étiqueté
The English word "labeled" is translated into French as étiqueté.
The term étiqueté describes something that has a tag or a piece of paper attached to it to provide information.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form of the word must agree with the noun it modifies in both gender and number. Use étiqueté for masculine singular nouns, étiquetée for feminine singular nouns, étiquetés for masculine plural nouns and étiquetées for feminine plural nouns.
Did you know?
- The word étiquette is believed to have originated from the small cards used in the French royal court to remind guests of the strict rules of behavior.
- The root word étiquette does not just mean a label or tag, but also refers to the social code of polite behavior known in English as 'etiquette'.
- While étiqueté refers to a physical tag, using it to describe a person can be a subtle insult. It implies the person is 'labeled' by society or stuck in a narrow social category.
Examples in context
- La boîte est étiquetée avec le logo de la société.The box is labeled with the company logo.
- J'ai acheté un tee-shirt marqué du nom de mon groupe de musique préféré.I bought a T-shirt labeled with the name of my favorite music band.
- Le colis est étiqueté.The package is labeled.
- Le dossier est bien étiqueté.The folder is well labeled.
- Chaque flacon est étiqueté avec soin.Each bottle is carefully labeled.
- Les produits étiquetés sont en promotion.The labeled products are on sale.
Example conversation
Manon and Lucas are organizing boxes in a storage room.
- ManonLucas, est-ce que ce carton est étiqueté ?Lucas, is this box labeled?
- LucasNon, je dois encore mettre l'étiquette.No, I still have to put the label on.
- ManonC'est important que tout soit étiqueté.It is important that everything is labeled.
- LucasJe m'en occupe tout de suite, Manon.I'll take care of it right away, Manon.
