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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