meuble TV
The English phrase 'tv stand' is translated into French as meuble TV.
meuble TV refers specifically to a piece of furniture designed to hold a television set. If you are instead referring to a functional bracket or a mounting device that holds a television, you might use support TV.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of meuble (furniture) and the abbreviation TV (television).
Which one should you use?
meuble TV is used for the piece of furniture itself, whereas support TV is used to describe the functional support or bracket used to hold the television.
How does it change in a sentence?
Because the noun meuble is masculine, you use the masculine indefinite article un when saying 'a tv stand' (un meuble TV).
Did you know?
- While a 'tv stand' is a meuble, the French word for a building, immeuble, comes from the exact same root but means the opposite: something that cannot be moved.
- In French law and real estate, the distinction between meuble and immeuble is used to categorize assets as 'movable' or 'immovable' property.
- If you are searching for a 'tv stand' in a French catalogue, you are more likely to find it listed under meubles de rangement (storage furniture) than under a category for electronics.
Examples in context
- Bonjour, je recherche un meuble TV pour mon salon.Hello, I'm looking for a TV stand for my living room.
- Bien sûr, nous avons une belle sélection de meubles TV. Suivez-moi, je vais vous les montrer.Of course, we have a nice selection of TV stands. Follow me, I'll show them to you.
- J'ai trouvé un super meuble télé pour ma chambre, tu veux voir ?I found a great TV stand for my bedroom, do you want to see?
- Le meuble TV est dans le salon.The tv stand is in the living room.
- Il faut acheter un nouveau meuble TV.We need to buy a new TV stand.
- Le meuble TV est trop petit pour cet écran.The TV stand is too small for this screen.
- Où as-tu trouvé ce joli meuble TV ?Where did you find this pretty TV stand?
Example conversation
Léa and Hugo are looking at furniture in a showroom.
- LéaEst-ce que ce meuble TV te plaît, Hugo ?Do you like this TV stand, Hugo?
- HugoOui, il est très moderne.Yes, it is very modern.
- LéaIl irait bien dans notre salon.It would look good in our living room.
- HugoOn devrait l'acheter tout de suite.We should buy it right away.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries meuble, CC BY-SA 4.0.
