What does empreinte in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word empreinte in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use empreinte in French.

The word empreinte in French means track, spoor, fingerprint, fingermark, imprint, mark, imprint, stamp, be marked, be tinged, carbon footprint, imprint of bank card, credit card imprint, handprint, biometric fingerprint, footprint, fingerprint, ecological footprint, energy footprint, genetic fingerprint, DNA fingerprint, lasting impression. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word empreinte

track, spoor

nom féminin (trace) (animal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les empreintes laissées par l'animal permettent aux spécialistes de le localiser.
The tracks left by the animal allow the specialists to locate it.

fingerprint, fingermark

nom féminin (trace du corps humain) (of fingers)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La police a procédé à un relevé d'empreintes pour tenter d'identifier le voleur.
The police took fingerprints to try to identify the thief.

imprint

nom féminin (moulage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Si tu veux, mon frère peut te faire une empreinte de ta clé.
If you want, my brother can make you an imprint of your key.

mark

nom féminin (figuré (marque sur les autres)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce professeur a laissé son empreinte sur tous ses élèves.
The teacher left his mark on all his students.

imprint, stamp

verbe transitif (littéraire (marquer fortement)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La haine empreignait tout son visage.

be marked, be tinged

verbe pronominal (littéraire (porter la marque de [qch])

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Son visage s'est empreint de larmes à l'annonce du décès de son ami.

carbon footprint

nom féminin (impact environnemental)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

imprint of bank card

nom féminin (copie carbone)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

credit card imprint

nom féminin (Signature électronique manuscrite)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'empreinte de carte de crédit permet de prélever une éventuelle pénalité.

handprint

nom féminin (trace de main)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

biometric fingerprint

nom féminin (empreinte biométrique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

footprint

nom féminin (trace de pas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

fingerprint

nom féminin (empreinte faite par les doigts)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

ecological footprint

nom féminin (traces laissées sur la nature)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

energy footprint

nom féminin (impact écologique) (ecology)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'empreinte énergétique d'un voyage en voiture est plus importante que celle du même voyage en train.

genetic fingerprint, DNA fingerprint

nom féminin (signature biologique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Chaque individu possède sa propre empreinte génétique identifiée par des séquences spécifiques d'ADN.

lasting impression

nom féminin (figuré (marque durable) (feeling)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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