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record

record (achievement)

noun ruh-KOR Less Common

Origin: English 'record'

Usage Note

Record is borrowed from English and keeps the English pronunciation in French with a silent final 'd'. It is used exclusively in the sense of a best-ever achievement (battre un record — 'to break a record'). For a vinyl record, French uses un disque or un vinyle; for a file or entry, un dossier or un enregistrement.

Examples

"Elle a battu le record du monde hier."

Natural Translation

She broke the world record yesterday.

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