www.
www. is the French abbreviation for the World Wide Web, used as a prefix for website addresses.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Quebec, the term Le triple W is sometimes used.
Did you know?
- In French, the letter 'w' is called double v, which literally describes the letter's shape as two 'v's rather than a 'double u'.
- French linguistic authorities once championed the word toile as a translation for 'web' to avoid using English-based technology terms.
- If you are reading an address aloud in French, you would say 'double v, double v, double v' rather than trying to find a French equivalent for the concept of 'triple'.
Examples in context
- Il faut taper www.google.fr pour chercher.You have to type www.google.fr to search.
- L'adresse commence par www.The address starts with www.
- Tu peux trouver l'info sur www.lemonde.fr.You can find the information on www.lemonde.fr.
Example conversation
Manon is helping Lucas find a website on his computer.
- ManonTu as écrit www. au début ?Did you write www. at the beginning?
- LucasNon, j'ai oublié le www.No, I forgot the www.
- ManonAjoute www. et appuie sur entrée.Add www. and press enter.
- LucasÇa marche, merci Manon !It's working, thanks Manon!
