pub
pub, bar
noun PUHB Less Common
Origin: English 'pub', short for 'public house'
Also means
advertisement, ad (informal)
Usage Note
Pub is a borrowing from English used in France for a bar in the British style. In informal French it also doubles as a shortening of publicité (advertisement) — une pub à la télé means a TV ad. The two senses are usually clear from context. Gender is masculine in the 'bar' sense and feminine in the 'ad' sense (une pub).
Examples
"On se retrouve au pub ce soir?"
Natural Translation
Shall we meet at the pub tonight?
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