votre adresse e-mail
The English phrase "your email address" is translated into French as votre adresse e-mail.
This phrase refers to the unique identifier used to send and receive electronic messages to a specific person.
Which one should you use?
While votre adresse e-mail is the standard form, you may encounter the more formal votre adresse électronique, which translates literally to "your electronic address".
How does it change in a sentence?
Use ton adresse e-mail instead of votre adresse e-mail when speaking to a friend, family member or someone you know well.
What mistakes should you avoid?
In casual typing, you might see votre adresse email without a hyphen, but the standard French spelling typically includes a hyphen between the letters: votre adresse e-mail.
Did you know?
- In some official contexts, the French government has historically promoted the term courriel as a replacement for e-mail to protect the French language from English influence.
- The word adresse is etymologically linked to adroit, which means 'skillful' or 'dexterous'. Both stem from the idea of straightening or directing something correctly.
- The term courriel is so deeply integrated into Canadian French that it is used in everyday casual speech, unlike in France where it often feels more administrative.
Examples in context
- Vérifiez votre adresse e-mail.Verify your email address.This sentence is useful for practicing the command to verify votre adresse e-mail.Tatoeba #11941386 by Amastan, translation #11500532 by Amastan
- Quelle est votre adresse e-mail ?What's your email address?This sentence is useful for asking the question "What is votre adresse e-mail?"Tatoeba #6973865 by Baakamono, translation #2838173 by CK
- Mon email, c'est john.doe@example.com.My email is john.doe@example.com.
- J'ai besoin de votre adresse e-mail.I need your email address.
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Example conversation
A clerk is registering a customer at a hotel.
- GabrielPuis-je avoir votre adresse e-mail ?May I have your email address?
- ManonOui, c'est manon.paris@exemple.fr.Yes, it is manon.paris@exemple.fr.
- GabrielMerci, c'est noté dans le système.Thank you, it is noted in the system.
- ManonParfait, merci beaucoup.Perfect, thank you very much.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
