Everyday life
ordi
AbbreviationStandardA1Meaning
ordinateur
The computer, clipped: « mon ordi est en panne », « un ordi portable ». The full word survives on invoices and in manuals.
How it is said
ordi
Gender and article
un ordi · masculine
Where you meet it
A conversation, a message, a second-hand sales advert.
Example
Vends ordi portable 15 pouces, 8 Go, très peu servi.
For sale: 15-inch laptop (ordi portable), 8 GB, barely used.
In the DELF
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Watch out
Masculine: un ordi. In an exam, write « ordinateur »; « PC » is also said, for the desktop machine.
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