What does ô in French mean?

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

The word ô in French means o, oh, o, W, O, o, O, c/o, International Olympic Committee, CD-ROM, army cadet, army training, military training, EMCF, animator, organizer, rep, Olympic Games, Olympics, official journal, knockout, knock-out, knocked out, all-in, dead beat, LOF, closed o, open o, O Time, suspend thy flight!, GMO, OK, okay, NGO, the UN, skilled worker, OS, ear, nose and throat specialist, p.p., DTP, land use plan, p.p., pp, Pyrénées-Orientales, zoning regulations, n/a, N/A, SOS, original language, the original language. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word ô

o, oh

interjection (littéraire (pour un vif sentiment)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
Ô rage ! Ô désespoir ! Ô vieillesse ennemie ! (Le Cid de Corneille)

o

interjection (littéraire (interpelle)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
« Ô capitaine, mon capitaine » s'écrient les étudiants du Cercle des Poètes Disparus.

W

abréviation (abréviation écrite (ouest) (abbreviation: west)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette île se trouve par 45°N et 76°O.

O

abréviation (symbole de l'oxygène) (abbreviation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'eau se compose de 66% de H et 33 % d'O.
Water consists of 66% H and 33% O.

o, O

nom masculin invariable (15e lettre de l'alphabet) (letter)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le o est entre le n et le p. Le mot "zoo" s'écrit avec deux o.
O comes between N and P. // The word 'zoo' is spelled with two o's.

c/o

locution adverbiale (abr, anglicisme (aux bons soins) (abbreviation: care of)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Courrier à adresser à M. Martin c/o Dupont, Rue de la Gare, Roubaix

International Olympic Committee

nom masculin (organe décisionnaire olympique)

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

CD-ROM

nom masculin (rare (disque optique numérique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un DON est aussi appelé CD-ROM.
A CD-ROM is a digital optical disc.

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.

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.

animator, organizer, rep

nom masculin et féminin (abr (animateur en club de vacances)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le Club Med emploie beaucoup de G.O.

Olympic Games, Olympics

nom masculin pluriel (abr (Jeux olympiques)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Les JO d'été de 2012 ont eu lieu à Londres.

official journal

nom masculin (abr, France (Journal Officiel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Vous pouvez retrouver ce décret dans le JO.

knockout, knock-out

nom masculin (Boxe : hors combat)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le Français a gagné par KO.
The Frenchman won by a knockout.

knocked out

adjectif invariable (Boxe : mis hors jeu)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Le boxeur a mis son adversaire KO au 3e round.
The boxer had his opponent KO'd in the third round.

all-in, dead beat

adjectif invariable (fatigué)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
J'ai couru pour venir, je suis KO.
I had to run to get here, I'm all-in.

LOF

nom propre masculin (France (registre des chiens de race) (French acronym)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les chiens de race sont inscrits au LOF.

closed o

nom masculin (voyelle)

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

open o

nom masculin (voyelle)

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

O Time, suspend thy flight!

(vers de Lamartine)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

GMO

nom masculin invariable (abr (organisme génétiquement modifié) (initialism)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les OGM sont des semences sous surveillance.
GMOs are monitored grains.

OK, okay

adverbe (anglicisme, familier (d'accord) (informal)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
- Rendez-vous à 5 heures devant l'église ? - OK !
'Meet at 5 outside the church?' 'OK!'

NGO

nom féminin (abr (Organisation Non Gouvernementale) (initialism)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette ONG s'occupe de fournir de l'eau à ce village africain.
This NGO works to supply water to this African village.

the UN

nom propre féminin (abr (Organisation des Nations Unies) (initialism: United Nations)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le siège de l'ONU est à New York.
The headquarters of the UN is in New York.

skilled worker

nom masculin (abr (ouvrier spécialisé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les OS travaillent ici en 3x8.
Here, skilled workers work on rotating shifts.

OS

nom masculin (anglicisme, jargon, abr (système d'exploitation) (abbreviation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'ai choisi Ubuntu comme OS.
I opted for Ubuntu as my OS.

ear, nose and throat specialist

nom masculin et féminin (spécialiste de la sphère haute)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'oto-rhino-laryngologiste traite les affections du nez, de l'oreille et de la gorge.

p.p.

abréviation (par ordre)

L'abréviation « p.o. » est utilisée par une personne qui signe pour une autre.

DTP

nom féminin invariable (abr (publication assistée par ordinateur) (abbreviation: desktop publishing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La PAO ou microédition permet l'édition de livres à petit tirage.

land use plan

nom masculin (description des sols d'une commune)

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

p.p., pp

abréviation (pour ordre) (abbreviation)

(preposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours.")
La formule utilisée lorsque l'on signe par ordre d'un tiers est « po » devant la signature.

Pyrénées-Orientales

abréviation (jargon, rare (Pyrénées-Orientales) (French département)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cet été nous sommes allés en vacances dans les PO.

zoning regulations

nom masculin (sorte de cadastre)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Il est possible de consulter le POS à la mairie.

n/a, N/A

locution adverbiale (abréviation écrite (sans objet, sans raison) (abbreviation: not applicable)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Quand vous élaborez un questionnaire, n'oubliez pas d'inclure une réponse « s/o » pour les personnes qui ne seraient pas concernées.

SOS

nom masculin invariable (abr (code Morse de détresse) (initialism)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le Titanic lança un SOS.

original language

nom féminin (version non traduite) (film)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous préférons regarder les films américains en version originale.

the original language

nom féminin (abr (version originale) (film)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour perfectionner mon anglais, je regarde les films américains en VO. Quand on regarde un film ou une série, rien ne vaut la VO.
When watching a film or a series, the original soundtrack is always best.

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