émetteur et récepteur
The phrase "sender and receiver" in French is émetteur et récepteur.
This phrase refers to the two parties involved in the transmission of a signal or message within communication technology. In telecommunications or broadcasting, you may use émetteur or émettrice to mean sender and récepteur or réceptrice to mean receiver.
How does it change in a sentence?
Both nouns in the phrase émetteur et récepteur are masculine. This is the standard form used for these technical roles regardless of the gender of the actual people involved.
Did you know?
- The word récepteur shares a distant linguistic ancestor with the English word 'capture', both stemming from the Proto-Indo-European root *kap- meaning 'to grasp'.
- In a non-technical context, réceptif is used to describe a person who is open to new ideas, whereas récepteur is strictly for the device or role in a signal chain.
- While émetteur et récepteur is the standard technical pair, French uses the phrase émetteur-récepteur as a single compound noun to describe a transceiver device.
Examples in context
- Le signal passe de l'émetteur au récepteur.The signal passes from the sender to the receiver.
Example conversation
Two students are discussing a radio project in a lab.
- HugoOù est l'émetteur et récepteur pour le test ?Where is the sender and receiver for the test?
- ManonIls sont sur la table, Hugo.They are on the table, Hugo.
- HugoEst-ce que le signal est stable ?Is the signal stable?
- ManonOui, la connexion est parfaite.Yes, the connection is perfect.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries et, récepteur, émetteur, CC BY-SA 4.0.
