What does annonce in French mean?

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

The word annonce in French means announcement, sign, advertisement, declaration, announce, announce, be a sign of, forecast, proclaim yourself, declare yourself, promise to be, declare, property advertisement, personal advertisement, advertisement, trailer, media impact, hype, media buzz, place an advertisement, classified ad. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word annonce

announcement

nom féminin (nouvelle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'annonce de son mariage nous fait très plaisir.
The news that she was getting married pleased us very much.

sign

nom féminin (indice précurseur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les crocus poussent, c'est l'annonce du printemps.
The crocuses are coming up; it's a sign that spring is coming.

advertisement

nom féminin (avis, réclame, publicité) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'ai vu une annonce très intéressante dans le journal pour une voiture d'occasion. // Il y a toujours trop d'annonces à la radio.
I saw a very interesting ad for a second-hand car in the paper.

declaration

nom féminin (cartes : pari) (cards)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon annonce est un carré de valets.
My declaration is four jacks.

announce

(rendre public)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le prince a annoncé son mariage avec la danseuse. // Notre fils nous a annoncé qu'il voulait arrêter ses études pour devenir acteur.
Our son told us he wanted to drop out of his studies to become an actor.

announce

verbe transitif (rendre public)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il est toujours difficile d'annoncer une mauvaise nouvelle. // Le serveur annoncera bien le score avant de servir.
The server will call the score before serving.

be a sign of

verbe transitif (laisser prévoir)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Les nuages annoncent la pluie.
Clouds are a sign of rain.

forecast

verbe transitif (prévoir)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La météo a annoncé de la pluie pour toute la semaine.
It is forecast to rain all week.

proclaim yourself, declare yourself

verbe pronominal (personne : se présenter)

(transitive verb and reflexive pronoun: Transitive verb with reflexive pronoun--for example, "Enjoy yourself." "They behaved themselves.")
Il s'annonça : « Bruno DURAND, secrétaire de l'association de tennis. »
He proclaimed himself "Bruno Durand, secretary of the tennis association".

promise to be

verbe pronominal (familier (se présenter, commencer)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Nos vacances s'annoncent bien.
Our holidays promise to be good.

declare

verbe transitif (Jeu de cartes : informer) (cards)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Maria a annoncé un full.
Maria declared a full house.

property advertisement

nom féminin (annonce de vente ou location)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tu devrais trouver un studio à louer dans ce journal d'annonces immobilières.

personal advertisement

nom féminin (message individualisé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Une annonce personnelle fut diffusée à l'aéroport.

advertisement

nom féminin (message commercial)

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

trailer

nom féminin (extrait de film) (for a movie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les bandes-annonces permettent de se faire une idée du film.
Trailers give you an idea of the film.

media impact, hype, media buzz

nom masculin (publicité trompeuse)

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

place an advertisement

locution verbale (publier une annonce)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Je voudrais passer une annonce pour vendre ma voiture.

classified ad

nom féminin (annonce dans le journal) (abbreviation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Voilà une petite annonce pour un scooter qui pourrait t'intéresser. // Il y a beaucoup de petites annonces dans le journal local.
There are a lot of classified advertisements in the local paper.

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