French Television Vocabulary And Expressions

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In this lesson, I'll teach you the most essential TV-related words and expressions in French.

The French are not as addicted to television as Americans are, but they're getting close. So this is an important topic to cover.

The word for TV in French is téléviseur or TV for short.

IMPORTANT NOTE: In French, télévision refers to the concept of television as a medium or a technology, while téléviseur refers to a physical television set or device.

Another expression is le petit ecran which means "the little screen".

You might also need to know these:

  • Écran - screen
  • Moniteur - monitor
  • Projecteur - projector
  • Télécommande - remote control

What about screen types in French?

For screen types, see this table:

EnglishFrench
LCD screenÉcran LCD
LCD TVTéléviseur LCD
OLED screenÉcran OLED
OLED TVTéléviseur OLED
Plasma screenÉcran plasma
Plasma TVTéléviseur plasma
LED screenÉcran LED
LED TVTéléviseur LED
Curved screenÉcran incurvé
Curved TVTéléviseur incurvé
Rear-projection TVRétroprojecteur
3D TVTéléviseur 3D

French names for television programming (TV shows)

EnglishFrench
Television programProgramme télévisé
TV showÉmission
TV seriesSérie télévisée
TV movieFilm télévisé
Reality TV showÉmission de téléréalité
Talk showTalk-show
Game showJeu télévisé
News programJournal télévisé
Sports programProgramme sportif
Weather reportBulletin météo
DocumentaryDocumentaire
Children's programProgramme pour enfants
ComedyComédie
DramaDrame
Soap operaFeuilleton
Cooking showÉmission de cuisine
Travel showÉmission de voyage
Music showÉmission musicale
Educational programProgramme éducatif
Late night showÉmission de fin de soirée
InfomercialÉmission publicitaire

Publicite means advertising.

Just as in English advertising is shortened to "ads", in French, publicite is shortened to les pubs.

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