Studies
dico
AbbreviationInformalA2Meaning
dictionnaire
The dictionary, clipped: « regarde dans le dico ». Between pupils and in class, it is the everyday word.
How it is said
dico
Gender and article
un dico · masculine
Where you meet it
A classroom, a message between pupils.
Example
Le dico est autorisé à l'examen de traduction, pas au DELF.
The dictionary (dico) is allowed in the translation exam, not in the DELF.
In the DELF
listening A2
Watch out
Informal: in an exam, write « dictionnaire ». Masculine: un dico.