L'annonce (en. The announcement)

/l‿a.nɔ̃s/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Communication of information to an audience.

The announcement of the concert attracted a lot of people.

L'annonce du concert a attiré beaucoup de monde.

Advertorial message, often in newspapers or on television.

I saw an announcement for a sale in the newspaper.

J'ai vu une annonce pour une vente dans le journal.

Official information provided by an individual or an organization.

The announcement regarding the new measures was published.

L'annonce concernant les nouvelles mesures a été publiée.

Comes from the verb 'annoncer', from Latin 'annonciare', which means to make known.

To make an announcement

To make public important information.

faire une annonce

To respond to an announcement

To respond to an offer or a published message.

répondre à une annonce

To make an urgent announcement

To communicate urgent information.

faire une annonce pressante

To announce

To inform about something.

annoncer

Annunciation

Act of announcing, especially in a religious context.

annonciation

Announcer

One who announces something.

annonciateur

Announcement that attracts too much attention.

This announcement is too bling-bling to be serious.

Cette annonce est trop bling-bling pour être sérieuse.

Announcement that is not reliable.

Be careful with this announcement, it's said to be a scam.

Attention avec cette annonce, on dit que c'est du pipeau.