What does événement in French mean?

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

The word événement in French means event, event, event, be expecting a happy event, create a buzz, make a splash, historic event, sporting event, non-event. To learn more, please see the details below.

Listen to pronunciation

Meaning of the word événement

event

nom masculin (chose qui se passe)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le journaliste a fait le résumé des événements de la journée.
The journalist summarized the day's events.

event

nom masculin (chose extraordinaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La venue de ce champion de rugby est un événement pour ce petit village.
The visit of the rugby champion is an event for this little village.

event

nom masculin (fait important)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La démission du premier ministre est l'événement du jour.
The prime minister's resignation is the event of the day.

be expecting a happy event

locution verbale (attendre un bébé) (euphemism)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ma fille attend un heureux événement pour le mois de mai.

create a buzz, make a splash

locution verbale (donner l'occasion à un évènement)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

historic event

nom masculin (événement influant sur l'Histoire)

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

sporting event

nom masculin (rencontre sportive spéciale)

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

non-event

nom masculin (fait sans intérêt)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette information est encore un non-événement.

Let's learn French

So now that you know more about the meaning of événement in French, you can learn how to use them through selected examples and how to read them. And remember to learn the related words that we suggest. Our website is constantly updating with new words and new examples so you can look up the meanings of other words you don't know in French.

Related words of événement

Do you know about French

French (le français) is a Romance language. Like Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish, it comes from popular Latin, once used in the Roman Empire. A French-speaking person or country can be called a "Francophone". French is the official language in 29 countries. French is the fourth most spoken native language in the European Union. French ranks third in the EU, after English and German, and is the second most widely taught language after English. The majority of the world's French-speaking population lives in Africa, with about 141 million Africans from 34 countries and territories who can speak French as a first or second language. French is the second most widely spoken language in Canada, after English, and both are official languages at the federal level. It is the first language of 9.5 million people or 29% and the second language of 2.07 million people or 6% of the entire population of Canada. In contrast to other continents, French has no popularity in Asia. Currently, no country in Asia recognizes French as an official language.