publicité
/py.bli.si.te/feminine
To say publicity in French, use publicité.
publicité covers advertising and the attention a person or product gets from the public, good or bad.
Meaning: advertising or other activity designed to rouse public interest in something (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
publicité is a feminine noun, so it takes la.
How do you pronounce it?
publicité is pronounced /py.bli.si.te/, in four syllables.
Did you know?
- In French law, la publicité foncière refers to the official registration of real estate titles, having nothing to do with advertisements or media attention.
- In everyday conversation, French speakers almost always shorten publicité to pub. It is so common that it is used as a standard noun in both spoken and written informal contexts.
- While publicité refers to the ads themselves, the phrase faire de la publicité can specifically imply the act of bragging or boasting about one's own achievements.
Examples in context
- Nous ne voulons pas de publicité négative.We don't want any bad publicity.publicité négative means bad publicity.Tatoeba #7373152 by Rockaround, translation #2014763 by CK
- Il ne faut pas t'en faire pour la publicité.You don't have to worry about publicity.la publicité is the publicity you should not worry about.Tatoeba #4142215 by sacredceltic, translation #3730212 by CM
- Cette publicité est très créative.This advertisement is very creative.
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Chloé and Nathan are discussing a new marketing campaign at work.
- ChloéNathan, as-tu vu la nouvelle publicité ?Nathan, have you seen the new advertisement?
- NathanOui, elle est vraiment impressionnante.Yes, it is truly impressive.
- ChloéJe pense qu'elle va beaucoup plaire.I think it is going to be very popular.
- NathanTu as tout à fait raison.You are absolutely right.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “publicity” translations and entries publicité, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
