Textes (en. Texts)

[tɛkst]

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Written, document, or official writing.

Legislative texts must be respected.

Les textes législatifs doivent être respectés.

Passage from a literary work.

We studied several classic texts.

Nous avons étudié plusieurs textes classiques.

Message or content sent by phone.

She received several texts from her friends.

Elle a reçu plusieurs textes de ses amis.

From the Latin 'textus', meaning 'woven'.

official text

Written document with legal value.

texte officiel

literary text

Written work that is part of a literary piece.

texte littéraire

scientific text

Written work presenting research or scientific discoveries.

texte scientifique

lexicon

Set of terms related to a specific field.

lexique

narrative

Which tells a story.

narratif

chronicle

Text that recounts historical facts or events over time.

chronique

text message.

I sent a text to my friend.

J'ai envoyé un texte à mon ami.

Short or informal writing.

Texts can sometimes be difficult to understand.

Les textos peuvent être parfois difficiles à comprendre.