What does registre in French mean?

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

The word registre in French means register, category, class, register, range, register, register, register, on a different note, register of births, marriages, and deaths, language register, attendance register, commercial register, trade register, familiar register, land registry, land registry, parish register, formal register. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word registre

register

nom masculin (livre officiel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les témoins des mariés ont signé le registre.
The newlyweds' witnesses signed the register.

category, class

nom masculin (catégorie, spécialité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On ne peut pas les classer dans le même registre.
We can't put them in the same ball park.

register, range

nom masculin (répertoire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ces deux artistes ne jouent pas dans le même registre.
These two artists don't play in the same register.

register

nom masculin (niveau de langage) (Language)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quand on écrit une dissertation, il faut utiliser un registre soutenu, pas familier.
When writing a dissertation, you have to use a formal register, not an informal one.

register

nom masculin (Informatique : unité de traitement) (Computing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'assembleur a accès directement aux registres de l'ordinateur.
The systems integrator has direct access to the computer's register.

register

nom masculin (art : niveau d'un décor) (Art, Architecture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'est Philippe qui s'occupe de ce registre.

on a different note

locution adverbiale (dans un autre domaine)

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

register of births, marriages, and deaths

nom masculin (dossier administratif)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le registre d'état civil des personnes nées à l'étranger est à Nantes.

language register

nom masculin (niveau de langage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'argot est un registre de langue populaire.

attendance register

nom masculin (listes des personnes absentes)

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

commercial register, trade register

nom masculin (fichier des sociétés)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Chaque société figure au registre du commerce de sa ville de référence.

familiar register

nom masculin (niveau de langue relâché)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il ne faut pas utiliser le registre familier lorsqu'on écrit une dissertation. Omettre le « ne » des négations appartient au registre familier.

land registry

nom masculin (Québec : transactions immobilières)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'opération de rachat sera inscrite au registre foncier.

land registry

nom masculin (Suisse : cadastre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il consulte le registre foncier pour savoir où s’arrête la parcelle.

parish register

nom masculin (avant 1789 : registre tenu par les curés) (public records)

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

formal register

nom masculin (niveau de langue élevé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quand on écrit une lettre à une administration par exemple, il faut utiliser un registre soutenu. Les négations avec « point » appartiennent au registre soutenu.

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