What does articles in French mean?

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

The word articles in French means item, article, article, article, record, contracted article, office stationery, leading article, editorial, newspaper article, press article, sports item, sports product, sports article, toiletry, toiletry item, travel item, definite article, special offer, reduced item, indefinite article, obituary, partitive article, zero article, item number, be at death's door, talk up. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word articles

item

nom masculin (objet commercialisé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce magasin vend des articles de pêche.
This shop sells fishing items.

article

nom masculin (Grammaire : mot qui précède le nom) (Grammar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'instituteur demande à ses élèves d'identifier les articles de ce texte.
The teacher asks his pupils to identify the articles in this text.

article

nom masculin (écrit) (piece of writing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous lisons un article sur le gouvernement actuel.
We are reading an article about the current government.

article

nom masculin (subdivisions) (legal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il est difficile de connaître tous les articles de lois.
It is difficult to know all the articles of the law.

record

nom masculin (informatique : élement de base d'un fichier) (computing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce fichier comprend 3578 articles.
This file contains 3578 records.

contracted article

nom masculin (Grammaire : fusion de 2 articles) (grammar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
« Du » est l'article contracté de « de » avec « le ».

office stationery

nom masculin (ustensile utile aux dossiers) (uncountable)

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

leading article, editorial

nom masculin (étude détaillée) (newspaper)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y un article de fond très intéressant sur l'Amazonie dans ce magazine.

newspaper article

nom masculin (texte d'actualité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un article de journal est un texte qui présente un fait ou expose un point de vue.

press article

nom masculin (texte journalistique)

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

sports item, sports product

nom masculin (accessoire, équipement sportif)

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

sports article

(texte journalistique sportif)

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

toiletry, toiletry item

nom masculin (ustensile de trousse de toilette)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je dois acheter les articles de toilette pour la colonie de Théo : il lui faut brosse à dents, dentifrice, savon et shampoing.

travel item

nom masculin (accessoire utile en voyage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Des articles de voyage comme des coussins pour la nuque sont en vente dans les boutiques de l'aéroport.

definite article

nom masculin (Grammaire) (Grammar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
« Le, la et les » sont des articles définis.

special offer, reduced item

nom masculin (article en promotion)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les articles en réclame se trouvent sur les gondoles jaunes.

indefinite article

nom masculin (Grammaire) (Grammar)

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

obituary

nom masculin (texte informant d'un décès)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'article nécrologique présente une chronologie de la vie du défunt.

partitive article

nom masculin (Grammaire) (Grammar)

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

zero article

nom masculin (terme de grammaire) (Grammar)

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

item number

nom masculin (numéro de produit)

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

be at death's door

locution verbale (être très près de mourir)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Après son accident, on pensait qu'il était à l'article de la mort ; il s'en est pourtant sorti.

talk up

locution verbale (vanter les mérites) (informal)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Les camelots font l'article de leurs produits sur les marchés.

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