disque

disc

noun DEESK Less Common

Also means

record (music)

Usage Note

Disque covers vinyl records, CDs, and disk-shaped objects. Un disque dur is a 'hard drive'; un disque vinyle or just un vinyle refers to a vinyl record. The verb disquer is not standard — use enregistrer for 'to record music'.

Examples

"Il collectionne les vieux disques de jazz."

Natural Translation

He collects old jazz records.

Literal Translation

He collects the old records of jazz

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