frais de port
/fʁɛ d(ə) pɔʁ/
The English phrase 'shipping cost' is translated into French as frais de port.
frais de port refers to the amount of money a customer pays to have goods delivered to their address.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of frais, meaning costs or expenses and de port, meaning of port, carriage or shipping.
Which one should you use?
While frais de port is common, frais de livraison is a more modern and frequently used alternative specifically for home delivery. You can also use frais de livraison to express the same concept of shipping costs.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word frais is almost always used in the plural form when referring to costs or expenses.
How do you pronounce it?
/fʁɛ d(ə) pɔʁ/
Did you know?
- In French, the word port is a triple homonym that can describe a maritime harbor, the act of carrying a package and even the way a person holds their body.
- The word frais is a distant relative of the English word 'fresh'.
- The term frais is an oblique plural, meaning it is a rare case where the plural form of a word became the standard way to express the singular concept of 'cost'.
Examples in context
- Veuillez me communiquer le coût d'expéditionPlease provide me with the shipping cost
- Merci de m'indiquer le prix d'expéditionThank you for letting me know the price of shipping
- Quel est le prix de livraison pour cette commande ?What is the price of delivery for this order?
- Les frais de livraison sont de 10€, et il y a des frais supplémentaires de 5€ pour les articles volumineux.The shipping costs are 10€, and there are additional charges of 5€ for bulky items.
- Pourriez-vous m'indiquer le prix d'expédition, s'il vous plaît ?Could you please let me know the shipping cost?
- Les frais de port sont trop élevés.The shipping costs are too high.
- Je dois payer les frais de port.I have to pay the shipping costs.
Example conversation
Hugo and Chloé are discussing an online order.
- HugoCombien coûtent les frais de port ?How much are the shipping costs?
- ChloéIls sont de dix euros.They are ten euros.
- HugoC'est un peu cher pour moi.That is a bit expensive for me.
- ChloéIl y a une promotion aujourd'hui.There is a promotion today.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry frais de port, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, frais, port, CC BY-SA 4.0.
