Correspondant (en. Corresponding)

/kɔʁɛspɔ̃dɑ̃/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

A person who maintains correspondence.

He has a correspondent in Spain.

Il a un correspondant en Espagne.

Journalist sent as a special correspondent in a particular location.

The war correspondent reported news from the conflict zone.

Le correspondant de guerre a rapporté des nouvelles de la zone de conflit.

A person in relation to another to exchange information.

She is the correspondent for several scientific journals.

Elle est la correspondante de plusieurs revues scientifiques.

From the verb 'correspondre' + suffix -ant.

corresponding to something

which corresponds to a specification or expectation.

correspondant à quelque chose

to be in contact with a correspondent

to have regular communication with a person.

être en contact avec un correspondant

press correspondent

journalist who reports news.

correspondant de presse

school correspondent

a person with whom one exchanges letters to learn a language.

correspondant scolaire

correspond

To have a connection, to be in agreement.

correspondre

correspondence

Exchange of letters or emails.

correspondance

relationship

Link or connection between people.

relation

communication

Exchange of information.

communication

Correspondent somewhere

He is a correspondent abroad, so he writes a lot about the local culture.

Il est correspondant à l'étranger, donc il écrit beaucoup sur la culture locale.