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publicité

advertisement, advertising

noun pyoo-blee-see-TEH Less Common

Origin: Latin publicitas

Also means

publicity, public attention

Usage Note

Publicité covers both the industry of advertising and a single advertisement. Colloquially it is often shortened to la pub (une pub for a single ad). Faire de la publicité pour means 'to advertise' or 'to promote'. The adjective publicitaire means 'advertising' (e.g., une affiche publicitaire — 'an advertising poster').

Examples

"Cette publicité passe souvent à la télé."

Natural Translation

This advertisement is shown often on TV.

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