What does électricité in French mean?

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

The word électricité in French means electricity, wiring, power supply, have electricity, electricity meter, power cut, blackout, power outage, static electricity, power cut, power failure, blackout, be tension in the air. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word électricité

electricity

nom féminin (énergie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Notre société est de plus en plus dépendante de l'électricité.
Our business is more and more dependent on electricity.

wiring

nom féminin (installation électrique) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En tout premier lieu, il faudra refaire toute l'électricité avant de faire d'autres travaux.

power supply

nom féminin (branchement sur source électrique) (electric)

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

have electricity

locution verbale (être relié à un réseau électrique)

electricity meter

nom masculin (enregistreur de consommation électrique)

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

power cut, blackout, power outage

nom féminin (arrêt de distribution d'électricité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La comptabilité des entreprises est mise en danger en cas de coupure d'électricité prolongée.

static electricity

nom féminin (électricité générée par frottement)

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

power cut, power failure, blackout

nom féminin (arrêt électrique impromptu)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'ai des bougies pour faire face à la panne d'électricité.

be tension in the air

locution verbale (atmosphère : être tendu)

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

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