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French computer accessories: 12 desk hardware words in pictures

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Name twelve computer accessories and connectors in French. Picture cards and setup requests help you distinguish cables, a USB hub and desk equipment.

In short

A keyboard is un clavier, a mouse is une souris and a cable is un câble. Name the connection too: un câble USB, un câble HDMI or un câble Ethernet.

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A tidy desk with an entirely blank-key keyboard, plain mouse, headphones, microphone, USB hub and cables beside a blank monitor.
A desk setup brings le clavier and la souris together. Illustration: Atelier

Typing, speaking and listening

le clavierkeyboardBranche le clavier, s’il te plaît.
la sourismouseLa souris est à droite du clavier.
la webcamwebcamLa webcam est au-dessus de l’écran.
le casque audioheadphonesJe branche le casque audio.
le microphonemicrophoneLe microphone est sur le bureau.
les enceintes (f.)speakersLes enceintes sont à côté de l’écran.

Cables, ports and storage

le câble USBUSB cableCe câble USB relie la souris à l’ordinateur.
le câble HDMIHDMI cableLe câble HDMI relie l’ordinateur à l’écran.
le câble EthernetEthernet cableJe branche le câble Ethernet pour avoir Internet.
l’adaptateur (m.)adapterJ’utilise un adaptateur pour brancher cet écran.
le concentrateur USBUSB hubLe concentrateur USB a quatre ports.
le disque dur externeexternal hard driveMes photos sont sur le disque dur externe.

Choose the hardware on the desk

Three useful setup verbs
FrenchMeaningLook for
brancherto plug inA cable or device goes into a socket.
relierto linkA cable joins two devices.
débrancherto unplugThe plug comes out.

A port is a socket on the computer or hub. An adaptateur lets one connection fit another; a concentrateur USB adds several USB ports. For headphones, you may also hear simply un casque when the desk context is clear.

Avant l’appel vidéo
  1. Sam

    Tu peux brancher la webcam ?

    Can you plug in the webcam?

  2. Lou

    Oui. Et le microphone ?

    Yes. What about the microphone?

  3. Sam

    Il est déjà branché. Mets le casque audio.

    It’s already plugged in. Put on the headphones.

  4. Lou

    D’accord. Les enceintes restent éteintes.

    OK. The speakers are staying off.

Question 1No account needed
Choose the pictured accessory.Branche la souris à droite du clavier.

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

la souris. La souris is the mouse; le clavier is the keyboard beside it.

Question 2No account needed
Choose the cable in the request.Relie l’ordinateur à l’écran avec le câble HDMI.

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

le câble HDMI. The request names le câble HDMI, the display cable with wide plugs.

Question 3No account needed
Which object supplies several USB ports?Il me faut quatre ports USB sur un seul petit boîtier.

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

le concentrateur USB. Le concentrateur USB is the small hub with several USB sockets.

Question 4No account needed
Find the storage device.Branche le disque dur externe pour copier les photos.

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

le disque dur externe. Le disque dur externe stores files such as the photographs in this request.

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