correspondance

English

Noun

correspondance

1. Misspelling of correspondence.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin correspondentia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.dɑ̃s/

• Audio; “la correspondance”:

  (file)

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɑ̃s

Noun

correspondance f (plural correspondances)

1. correspondence
2. match
3. (transport) connection, transfer
4. (transport) transfer (ticket intended to allow a passenger to transfer between lines or modes)

   Si vous allez continuer votre trajet par autobus, n'oubliez pas de prendre une correspondance à la station de métro de départ.

   If you plan to continue by bus, don't forget to take a transfer when you first enter the metro.

Related terms

• correspondre

Further reading

• “correspondance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Middle French

Noun

correspondance f (plural correspondances)

1. correspondence (mutual written communication)

Norman

Etymology

From Medieval Latin correspondentia.

Noun

correspondance f (plural correspondances)

1. (Jersey) correspondence