What does E in French mean?

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

The word E in French means e, E, E, nd, works council, Year 3, Year 3 pupil, Year 3, Year 4, Year 4 pupil, Year 4, secondary school, high school, time savings account, technical school, silent e, closed e, mute e, silent e, open e, e-business, online shop, e-commerce, e-shopping, e-learning, e-mail, email, e-mail, email, email campaign, e-mail campaign, e-marketing, UAE, e-mail, email, e-mail, email, army cadet, army training, military training, PPE, interdisciplinary teaching module, EMCF, economic interest group, i.e., e-mail, email, e-mail, email, SMB, HE, His Excellency, Her Excellency, MS, economic and social sciences, special needs stream, vitamin E. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word E

e, E

nom masculin invariable (5e lettre de l'alphabet) (letter)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tennessee s'écrit avec deux e à la fin.
Tennessee is spelled with two e's at the end.

E

abréviation (abréviation écrite (est) (abbreviation: east)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le trésor se trouve à 77° de latitude N et 43° de longitude E.
The treasure can be found at latitude 77 degrees N, longitude 43 degrees E.

nd

abréviation (rang : ième) (rank: 2)

(suffix: Added to end of word stem--for example, friendless = friend+less.)
Je crois que tu as fait une faute dans le paragraphe qui a pour titre « 4ᵉ étape ».

works council

nom masculin invariable (abr (Comité d'Entreprise)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les CE offrent des prestations à prix réduit.
Works councils offer discounted services.

Year 3

nom masculin invariable (abr (Cours Élémentaire 1e année) (UK, equivalent)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon fils a 7 ans : il finit le CP et l'année prochaine, il entrera en CE1.
My son is 7 years old; he is finishing Year 2 and next year he'll go into Year 3.

Year 3 pupil, Year 3

nom masculin et féminin invariable (élève de cette classe) (UK, equivalent)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les CE1 ont Madame Martin comme institutrice.
The Year 3 pupils have Mrs Martin as their teacher.

Year 4

nom masculin invariable (abr (Cours Élémentaire 2e année) (UK, equivalent)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ma fille a 8 ans : elle va entrer en CE2.
My daughter is 8; she is going into Year 4.

Year 4 pupil, Year 4

nom masculin et féminin invariable (élève de cette classe) (UK, equivalent)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les CE2 ont Monsieur Denis comme instituteur.
The Year 4 pupils have Mr Dennis as their teacher.

secondary school, high school

nom masculin (abr (collège d'enseignement secondaire) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon fils est au CES de notre quartier.
My son attends the local secondary school.

time savings account

nom masculin (abr (compte épargne temps)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il dépose la moitié de ses congés sur son CET.
He pays half of his leave into his time savings account.

technical school

nom masculin (abr (collège d'enseignement technique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les CET ont existé de 1959 à 1975. Robert est allé en CET après sa cinquième.
Robert went to a secondary modern after primary school.

silent e

nom masculin (e muet, e peu prononcé) (French pronunciation)

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

closed e

nom masculin (son [e] : é)

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

mute e, silent e

nom masculin (lettre non prononcée)

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

open e

nom masculin (son [ɛ] : è, ê)

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

e-business

nom masculin (anglicisme (commerce en ligne)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le e-business a explosé en France ces dix dernières années.

online shop

nom masculin (vendeur en ligne) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les e-commerçants proposent leurs articles sur Internet.

e-commerce, e-shopping

nom masculin (commerce en ligne)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le e-commerce est devenu un sérieux concurrent aux commerces traditionnels.

e-learning

nom masculin (anglicisme (apprentissage via Internet) (education)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'e-learning a amélioré l'apprentissage des langues.

e-mail, email

nom masculin (anglicisme (courriel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je lui ai déjà envoyé trois e-mails mais il ne m'a pas répondu.

e-mail, email

(anglicisme (adresse électronique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je t'aurais bien écrit mais je n'avais pas ton e-mail.

email campaign, e-mail campaign

nom masculin (pseudo anglicisme (publipostage) (marketing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'e-mailing est l'envoi d'un message commercial par courrier électronique.

e-marketing

nom masculin (anglicisme (marketing en ligne)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le e-marketing a le vent en poupe.

UAE

nom propre masculin pluriel (abréviation écrite (Émirats arabes unis) (initialism)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La conférence se tiendra à Dubaï (EAU).
The conference will be held in Dubai (UAE).

e-mail, email

nom masculin (anglicisme (courriel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je lui ai déjà envoyé trois emails mais il ne m'a pas répondu.

e-mail, email

nom masculin (anglicisme (adresse électronique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tu as bien noté mon email ?

army cadet

nom masculin et féminin (abr (élève officier de réserve) (Military)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ton frère fait partie du peloton des E.O.R.

army training, military training

nom masculin pluriel (abr (formation d'officier de réserve) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Xavier a fait les EOR à Évreux en 1994.

PPE

nom masculin invariable (abr, jargon (équipement de protection individuelle) (intitialism)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'employé ne portait pas ses EPI quand l'accident est arrivé.
The worker was not wearing his PPE when the accident occurred.

interdisciplinary teaching module

nom masculin invariable (abr, France (enseignement pratique interdisciplinaire) (French education)

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

EMCF

nom masculin (abr (Fonds européen de coopération monétaire) (acronym)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La banque centrale européenne a remplacé le FECOM en 1998.

economic interest group

nom masculin (statut entre société et association)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le groupement des cartes bancaires est un groupement d'intérêt économique.

i.e.

locution adverbiale (abr, rare (c'est-à-dire) (abbreviation: id est)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
I.e. est principalement utilisé pour des définitions ou des théorèmes mathématiques.

e-mail, email

nom masculin (anglicisme (courriel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je lui ai déjà envoyé trois mails mais il ne m'a pas répondu.
I've sent him three e-mails already, but he hasn't replied.

e-mail, email

nom masculin (anglicisme (adresse électronique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je t'aurais bien écrit mais je n'avais pas ton mail.
I would've written you but I didn't have your email.

SMB

nom féminin (abr (petite et moyenne entreprise) (initialism)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il faut avoir moins de 500 employés pour être une PME.
A business needs to have fewer than 500 employees to be considered an SMB.

HE

abréviation (son excellence) (abbreviation: his/her Excellency)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
S.E. l'ambassadeur.
HE the ambassador.

His Excellency, Her Excellency

nom masculin et féminin (abr (Son Excellence Monsieur, Madame)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
SEm est attendue pour l'ouverture de la cérémonie.

MS

nom féminin (abr, rare (sclérose en plaques) (abbreviation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce patient est atteint de SEP.

economic and social sciences

nom féminin pluriel (abr (sciences économiques et sociales)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Il prépare un bac SES.
He is studying for a baccalaureate in economic and social sciences.

special needs stream

nom féminin (vieilli (section d'éducation spécialisée) (education)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La SES est remplacée par la SEGPA.
The SES was replaced by SEGPA.

vitamin E

nom féminin (type de vitamine) (nutrient)

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

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