carte de visite

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French carte de visite (“visiting card”).

Noun

carte de visite (plural cartes de visite)

  1. A business card
  2. (dated) A visiting card
  3. (obsolete) A photograph of a famous person, the same size as a visiting card

Translations

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaʁ.t(ə) də vi.zit/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

carte de visite f (plural cartes de visite)

  1. visiting card, calling card
  2. business card (small card with a person’s name and professional information)

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: carte de visite
  • → Turkish: kartvizit

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French carte de visite (“visiting card”).

Noun

carte de visite (plural carte-carte de visite)

  1. visiting card, calling card

Further reading

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