What does actualité in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word actualité in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use actualité in French.

The word actualité in French means topicality, news, tour dates, news, current, be topical, be relevant, be in the spotlight, be in the media spotlight, be in the news, make news, be yesterday's news, more newsworthy than ever, news topic, news item. To learn more, please see the details below.

Listen to pronunciation

Meaning of the word actualité

topicality

nom féminin (qualité de [qch] de récent)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

news

nom féminin (événements récents)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce banquier s'intéresse à l'actualité. // Cette bonne nouvelle fait du bien dans cette actualité morose.
This good news is uplifting with everything bad that's happening.

tour dates

nom féminin (néologisme (programme médiatique)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Nous recevons aujourd'hui Simon Martin, grand humoriste belge, qui nous parlera de son actualité.

news

nom féminin (vieilli (informations journalistiques) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La famille se réunissait tous les soirs pour regarder les actualités.
The whole family watches the news every evening.

current

locution adjectivale (actuel)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La télévision présente les faits d'actualité.

be topical, be relevant

locution verbale (être à l'ordre du jour)

Vu la crise actuelle, ce sujet est plus que jamais d'actualité. // Une modification de cette loi n'est pas d'actualité.

be in the spotlight, be in the media spotlight

locution verbale (figuré, familier (être à la une des médias) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

be in the news, make news

locution verbale (être ce dont on parle)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

be yesterday's news

locution verbale (être obsolète)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Une modification de cette loi n'est plus d'actualité.

more newsworthy than ever

locution adverbiale (toujours valide)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
La question est plus que jamais d'actualité.

news topic, news item

nom masculin (fait à la une)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Let's learn French

So now that you know more about the meaning of actualité in French, you can learn how to use them through selected examples and how to read them. And remember to learn the related words that we suggest. Our website is constantly updating with new words and new examples so you can look up the meanings of other words you don't know in French.

Do you know about French

French (le français) is a Romance language. Like Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish, it comes from popular Latin, once used in the Roman Empire. A French-speaking person or country can be called a "Francophone". French is the official language in 29 countries. French is the fourth most spoken native language in the European Union. French ranks third in the EU, after English and German, and is the second most widely taught language after English. The majority of the world's French-speaking population lives in Africa, with about 141 million Africans from 34 countries and territories who can speak French as a first or second language. French is the second most widely spoken language in Canada, after English, and both are official languages at the federal level. It is the first language of 9.5 million people or 29% and the second language of 2.07 million people or 6% of the entire population of Canada. In contrast to other continents, French has no popularity in Asia. Currently, no country in Asia recognizes French as an official language.