What does technique in French mean?

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

The word technique in French means technical, technical, technique, method, style, technique, skill, technology, everyone has his/her/their own technique, everyone has his/her/their own way, technical assistance, technical support, technical manager, centralised technical centre, centralized technical centre, lay-off, lay-off for operational reasons, technical expertise, vehicle safety inspection, technical failure, technical drawing, Technical Manager, technical management, manual, instruction manual, user's manual, from a technical point of view, technical schooling, technical education, refuelling stop, be laid off, be temporarily laid off, technical specifications sheet, technical engineering, technical jargon, plant room, vocational school, technical report, technical brief, lay off for operational reasons, technical progress, technical development, technical achievement, technical feat, technical provision, verification, technical department, engineering department, technical solution, technical support, pick-up technique, laboratory technique, lab technique, sales technique, technical term, technical translator, technical translation, technology intelligence, technical vocabulary. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word technique

technical

adjectif (relatif à un fonctionnement) (issue)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ce serveur informatique rencontre quelques problèmes techniques.
The server is encountering some technical problems.

technical

adjectif (relatif des connaissances détaillées) (subject)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Cette explication est très technique.
This explanation is very technical.

technique, method, style

nom féminin (façon de faire) (way of doing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sa technique est peu commune mais très efficace.
His method is unusual but very effective.

technique, skill

nom féminin (savoir-faire) (art)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La technique du plâtre est dure à acquérir.
It is difficult to learn the technique of plastering.

technology

nom féminin (ensemble de connaissances) (industrial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La technique nucléaire est controversée ces derniers temps.
Nuclear technology is controversial these days.

everyone has his/her/their own technique, everyone has his/her/their own way

(cela dépend de chacun)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
A chacun sa technique pour franchir cet obstacle: certains prennent de l'élan et sautent au dessus, d'autres passent en dessous.

technical assistance, technical support

nom féminin (maintenance spécialisée)

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

technical manager

nom masculin (référent technique)

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

centralised technical centre, centralized technical centre

nom masculin (service technique centralisé) (UK)

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

lay-off, lay-off for operational reasons

nom masculin (impossibilité technique de travailler)

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

technical expertise

nom féminin (savoir précis, détaillé)

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

vehicle safety inspection

nom masculin (véhicule : examen obligatoire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le contrôle technique est obligatoire tous les 2 ans pour les véhicules de plus de 4 ans.

technical failure

nom féminin (défaut de fonctionnement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Une défaillance technique a entraîné l'annulation de tous les vols.

technical drawing

nom masculin (dessin industriel)

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

Technical Manager

(responsable de l'aspect technique)

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

technical management

nom féminin (direction en charge de la technique)

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

manual, instruction manual, user's manual

nom masculin (données spécialisées)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le dossier technique est fourni avec l'appareil, afin d'en faciliter l'utilisation.

from a technical point of view

locution adverbiale (concernant l'aspect pratique)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Ce choix se défend du point de vue technique mais pas de celui politique.

technical schooling, technical education

nom masculin (enseignement non généraliste)

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

refuelling stop

nom féminin (pause pour vérifications techniques)

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

be laid off, be temporarily laid off

locution verbale (ne pas pouvoir travailler) (workers)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Par la suite d'un incendie, les employés sont au chômage technique.

technical specifications sheet

nom féminin (fiche d'informations techniques)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il faut traduire cette fiche technique en plusieurs langues pour une vente mondialisée.
This technical specifications sheet needs to be translated into many different languages for the global market.

technical engineering

nom masculin (sciences des constructions)

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

technical jargon

nom masculin (sabir de technicien)

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

plant room

nom masculin (lieu pour équipement technique)

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

vocational school

nom masculin (lycée préparant aux métiers techniques)

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

technical report, technical brief

nom masculin (rapport industriel) (document)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le mémoire technique permet de juger la valeur technique d'une l'offre.

lay off for operational reasons

locution verbale (arrêt pour des motifs techniques)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Après les orages, une partie de l'usine est inondée et tout un groupe de travailleurs est mis au chômage technique.

technical progress, technical development

nom masculin (développement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le XXe siècle fut riche en progrès techniques.

technical achievement, technical feat

nom féminin (grande réussite technique)

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

technical provision

nom féminin (charge pour dépense prévue)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce budget de voyage prévoit une provision technique.

verification

nom féminin (tests de validation d'un produit)

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

technical department, engineering department

nom masculin (activités d'assistance matérielle)

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

technical solution

nom féminin (réponse à un problème technique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je considère ça comme un palliatif et non comme une solution technique.

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.

pick-up technique

nom féminin (stratégie de séduction)

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

laboratory technique, lab technique

nom féminin (procédé technique)

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

sales technique

nom féminin (stratégies pour vendre)

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

technical term

nom féminin (mot spécialisé)

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

technical translator

(traducteur spécialisé en sciences)

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

technical translation

nom féminin (traduction spécialisée)

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

technology intelligence

nom féminin (recherche d'innovations)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Toute entreprise de haute technologie se doit de faire de la veille technologique.

technical vocabulary

nom masculin (jargon technique)

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

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