What does information in French mean?

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

The word information in French means information, information, news, news, investigation, for information only, news agency, information superhighway, get the scoop, information campaign, school library, data collection, additional information, supplementary information, further information, IT director, IT manager, head of IT, IT management, circulate information, disseminate information, confidential information, investigation, legal investigation, sensitive information, news, news broadcast, news bulletin, newsletter, mine of information, information memo, memorandum of information, information point, for information, for your information, information summary, pass information on, tell the news first, make sure is the first to hear the news, withholding information, source of information, information medium, information carrier, information system, geographical information system, information and communication technologies, information theory, information processing, data processing, too much information can cloud the issue. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word information

information

nom féminin (action d'informer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La presse et la télévision sont des moyens d'information.
The press and the television are information media.

information

nom féminin (donnée, renseignement, précision) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'ingénieur a déjà recueilli beaucoup d'informations sur ce procédé de fabrication. Tu as trouvé l'information que je t'avais demandée sur le dossier Y ?
Did you find that detail I asked you for from the Y file?

news

nom féminin (nouvelle journalistique)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
La police a mis longtemps à confirmer cette information. Ceci est une information à prendre au conditionnel.
This information is yet to be confirmed.

news

nom féminin pluriel (familier (Média : émission qui présente les actualités)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
J'ai entendu aux informations que les otages français avaient finalement été libérés.
I heard on the news that the French hostages had finally been freed.

investigation

nom féminin (Droit : procédure) (legal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le juge a ouvert une information pour vol à main armée.
The judge has opened an armed robbery investigation.

for information only

locution adverbiale (pour tenir au courant)

news agency

nom féminin (société de nouvelles journalistiques)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les agences de presse sont des agences d'information.

information superhighway

nom féminin (réseau à haut débit) (Computing, dated)

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

get the scoop

locution verbale (être le premier informé) (informal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ce journal aura la primeur de l'information.

information campaign

nom féminin (manifestation pour informer)

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

school library

nom masculin (médiathèque scolaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Aujourd'hui, il y a un centre de documentation et d'information dans tous les lycées et collèges de France.

data collection

nom féminin (enquête)

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

additional information, supplementary information, further information

nom masculin (détails supplémentaires)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le commissaire demande un complément d'information sur cette affaire.

IT director, IT manager, head of IT

nom masculin (responsable informatique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le directeur des systèmes d'information est un haut responsable d'une entreprise.

IT management

nom féminin (organe informatique général)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La direction des systèmes d'information doit inclure innovation et changement dans son travail.

circulate information, disseminate information

locution verbale (transmettre une information)

confidential information

nom féminin (donnée à ne pas divulguer)

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

investigation, legal investigation

nom féminin (enquête)

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

sensitive information

nom féminin (information à ne pas divulguer) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'État classe les informations relatives à sa sécurité comme informations sensibles.

news, news broadcast, news bulletin

nom masculin (actualités)

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

newsletter

nom féminin (note, annonce)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Suite au changement de fonctionnement, il adresse une lettre d'information à tous les adhérents.

mine of information

nom féminin (figuré (source précieuse de données) (figurative)

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

information memo, memorandum of information

nom féminin (mémorandum)

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

information point

nom masculin (lieu où s'informer)

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

for information

locution adverbiale (pour tenir au courant)

for your information

locution adverbiale (pour vous tenir au courant)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Pour votre information, le magasin sera ouvert tout le mois d’août.

information summary

nom masculin (liste d'informations)

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

pass information on

(transmettre [qch] à sa hiérarchie)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

tell the news first, make sure is the first to hear the news

locution verbale (informer [qqn] en premier)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Il réserve la primeur de l'information à sa famille.
He wants their family to be the first to hear the news.

withholding information

nom féminin (fait de ne pas communiquer)

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

source of information

nom féminin (informateur)

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

information medium, information carrier

nom masculin (média de stockage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les premiers supports d’information furent des tablettes d'argiles.

information system

nom masculin (système informatique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le système d'information de notre société est maîtrisé en interne.
Our company's information system is managed in house.

geographical information system

nom masculin (outil de création de plans et cartes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les services du cadastre s'équipent de plus en plus de système d'information géographique.

information and communication technologies

nom féminin pluriel (technique de diffusion des informations)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

information theory

nom féminin (théorie probabiliste)

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

information processing, data processing

nom masculin (analyse de données)

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

too much information can cloud the issue

(l'excès d'informations les noient)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

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