How to Say “Morse Code” in French

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code Morse
masculine
The English phrase "morse code" is code Morse in French. Wiktionary also lists alphabet Morse.
Meaning: character code (noun)

Ways to say it

“morse code” in French
French Note
code Morse masculine
alphabet Morse masculine

code Morse is a masculine noun used to refer to the character code system.

How does it change in a sentence?

The noun code is masculine, which means any accompanying adjectives must be in the masculine form. To say that something is "in Morse code", use the preposition en followed by code Morse (en code Morse).

Did you know?

  • In French, morse is also the common noun for a 'walrus'.
  • The word code in French is a close relative of the Latin 'codex', which originally referred to a block of wood used for writing.
  • The French word alphabet is a direct descendant of the Phoenician words for 'ox' and 'house'.

Examples in context

  • Il utilise le code Morse pour communiquer.
    He uses Morse code to communicate.
  • Le code Morse est composé de points et de traits.
    Morse code is composed of dots and dashes.
  • Elle a appris le code Morse très vite.
    She learned Morse code very quickly.

Example conversation

Léa and Hugo are talking about old communication methods.

  1. Léa

    Hugo, sais-tu utiliser le code Morse ?
    Hugo, do you know how to use Morse code?
  2. Hugo

    Non, je ne sais pas du tout.
    No, I don't know it at all.
  3. Léa

    C'est fascinant d'apprendre le code Morse.
    It is fascinating to learn Morse code.
  4. Hugo

    C'est vrai, je veux essayer !
    That's true, I want to try!

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