"allô" meaning in French

See allô in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /a.lo/ Audio: Fr-allô.ogg
Etymology: From English hello. Etymology templates: {{der|fr|en|hello}} English hello
  1. (telephony) hello (when answering at the beginning of a call) Categories (topical): Telephony, Greetings
    Sense id: en-allô-fr-intj-GJ1cpbOs Disambiguation of Greetings: 35 3 39 23 Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications, telephony
  2. (telephony) used to confirm that the person being addressed is listening, or to confirm if anyone is listening Categories (topical): Telephony
  3. (Quebec, Louisiana) hello (as a in-person greeting) Tags: Louisiana, Quebec Categories (topical): Greetings
    Sense id: en-allô-fr-intj-2-kv6u2L Disambiguation of Greetings: 35 3 39 23 Categories (other): Louisiana French, Quebec French
  4. (informal) hello! (implying someone is not paying attention to the obvious) Tags: informal Categories (topical): Greetings
    Sense id: en-allô-fr-intj-SugD-gKJ Disambiguation of Greetings: 35 3 39 23 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 20 28 17 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: allo (english: post-1990 spelling)

Download JSON data for allô meaning in French (4.3kB)

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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Romanian: alo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ Romanian: alo"
    },
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          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
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          "expansion": "→ Russian: алло́ (alló)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ Russian: алло́ (alló)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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            "2": "aló",
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: aló",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: aló"
    },
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Turkish: alo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Turkish: alo"
    },
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        {
          "args": {
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Vietnamese: a-lô",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ Vietnamese: a-lô"
    },
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        {
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      "text": "→ Hijazi Arabic: ألو"
    }
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          "english": "Hello? You hear me?",
          "text": "Allô? Tu m’entends?",
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          "source": "w"
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            "Entry maintenance"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    },
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        }
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      "text": "→ Spanish: aló"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tr",
            "2": "alo",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Turkish: alo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Turkish: alo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "a-lô",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Vietnamese: a-lô",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Vietnamese: a-lô"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "acw",
            "2": "ألو",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hijazi Arabic: ألو",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hijazi Arabic: ألو"
    }
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        "hello (when answering at the beginning of a call)"
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          "telephony"
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        "(telephony) hello (when answering at the beginning of a call)"
      ],
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        "communications",
        "electrical-engineering",
        "engineering",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "telecommunications",
        "telephony"
      ]
    },
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          "english": "Hello? You hear me?",
          "text": "Allô? Tu m’entends?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "used to confirm that the person being addressed is listening, or to confirm if anyone is listening"
      ],
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          "telephony",
          "telephony"
        ]
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        "(telephony) used to confirm that the person being addressed is listening, or to confirm if anyone is listening"
      ],
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        "communications",
        "electrical-engineering",
        "engineering",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "telecommunications",
        "telephony"
      ]
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        "Quebec French"
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      ],
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          "hello"
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        "(Quebec, Louisiana) hello (as a in-person greeting)"
      ],
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        "Louisiana",
        "Quebec"
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        "French informal terms"
      ],
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        "hello! (implying someone is not paying attention to the obvious)"
      ],
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        [
          "hello",
          "hello"
        ]
      ],
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        "(informal) hello! (implying someone is not paying attention to the obvious)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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  ],
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    {
      "english": "post-1990 spelling",
      "word": "allo"
    }
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}

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