batterie

battery

noun bah-tuh-REE Less Common

Also means

drum kit

Usage Note

Batterie covers both an electrical battery (though pile is more common for small batteries) and a drum kit in music. The musician who plays it is un batteur / une batteuse. In military French, une batterie is also a group of artillery guns, from the verb battre ('to beat' or 'to strike').

Examples

"La batterie de mon téléphone est déchargée."

Natural Translation

My phone battery is dead.

Literal Translation

My phone's battery is discharged.

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