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mail

email

noun MEHL Rare
Communication Technology

Origin: English 'mail'

Usage Note

Mail is the informal borrowing from English; the officially recommended French term is courriel (from courrier électronique), but mail or e-mail are far more common in everyday and professional speech. The verb mailer (to email someone) exists informally. Boîte mail means email inbox.

Examples

"Elle m'a envoyé un mail ce matin."

Natural Translation

She sent me an email this morning.

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