What does dédicace in French mean?

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

The word dédicace in French means dedication, dedication, inscription, dedication, autographed, signed, sign, autograph for, être en dédicace : do a signing, play for, signing session, signing, this one goes out to. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word dédicace

dedication

nom féminin (petit texte d'un auteur pour [qqn]) (printed)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce livre porte la dédicace de Victor Hugo.
This book has a dedication from Victor Hugo.

dedication, inscription

nom féminin (mots d'une personnalité sur photo, livre) (written)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Regarde, regarde, j'ai une dédicace de Justin Bieber !!
Look, look! I've got Justin Bieber's autograph (or: signature)!

dedication

nom féminin (hommage de [qch] à [qqn])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cet album est une dédicace à Chopin.
This album is a dedication to Chopin.

autographed, signed

adjectif (photo,... : signé, avec qq mots)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Mon père avait réussi à avoir une photo dédicacée de Pete Sampras.

sign, autograph for

verbe transitif (apposer une inscription)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
J'ai rencontré l'auteur du livre et il me l'a dédicacé.

être en dédicace : do a signing

locution adjectivale (célébrité : signant des autographes) (author)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
J'ai pris une demi-journée de congé pour voir mon auteur préféré qui est en dédicace dans ma ville.

play for

locution verbale (passer une chanson à la demande de [qqn])

signing session, signing

nom féminin (célébrité signant des autographes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon auteur préféré va faire une séance de dédicace pour son nouveau livre.

this one goes out to

(familier (mots d'un artiste avant [qch])

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Avant de reprendre son tube, le chanteur a lancé : « spécial dédicace à tous nos frères qui souffrent ».

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