What does support in French mean?

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

The word support in French means shelf, medium, format, media, material, mount, frame, support, , support function, support department, customer service, customer support, recording medium, information medium, information carrier, communication medium, course material, training materials, written medium, laboratory jack, print medium, advertising medium, technical support. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word support

shelf

nom masculin (élément de soutien)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Deux tasseaux servent de support à cette planche.
That board has two brackets as a support.

medium, format, media, material

nom masculin (média) (art, IT, publishing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La radio, la télé, l'ordinateur sont des supports médiatiques.
Radio, television, and computers are media.

mount, frame

nom masculin (monture) (for a jewel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle choisit le support pour faire monter le rubis.
She chooses a mount for the ruby.

support

nom masculin (service d'aide) (technical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En cas de problème, vous devrez appeler le support technique.
If you have a problem, you should call technical support.

nom masculin (monnaie : unité de valeur)

Le support de ce produit est en euros.

support function, support department

nom féminin (fonction secondaire d'une entreprise)

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

customer service, customer support

nom masculin (service d'aide aux clients)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les supports aux utilisateurs sont réalisés par des équipes rassemblées dans un centre d'assistance.

recording medium

nom masculin (dispositif pour conserver une donnée)

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

information medium, information carrier

nom masculin (média de stockage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les premiers supports d’information furent des tablettes d'argiles.

communication medium

nom masculin (plaquette, brochure, film...)

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

course material

nom masculin (cours papier ou électronique) (School)

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

training materials

nom masculin (document pour élèves)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

written medium

nom masculin (documentation papier)

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

laboratory jack

nom masculin (rehausseur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les supports élévateurs sont utilisés pour caler des ustensiles à la bonne hauteur.

print medium

nom masculin (documentation non électronique)

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

advertising medium

nom masculin (endroit où s'affiche de la publicité)

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

technical support

nom masculin (service d'assistance) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un support technique est disponible 7 jours sur 7 pour nous aider à résoudre tout problème de connexion.

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