Luxembourgish vocabulary: IT & Software

49 Luxembourgish words for it & software, from A1 to C2 — each one checked in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire (LOD), with its pronunciation, LOD's English and French, and a native speaker's recording.

Level A1

  • Fënster/fˈənstɐ/nounwindowFR: fenêtre, vitre
  • späicheren/ʃpˈæːɪɕəʀən/verbto saveFR: sauvegarder

Level A2

  • Sichmaschinnnounsearch engineFR: moteur de recherche
  • Ticket/tˈikeː/nounticketFR: ticket, billet
  • afréieren/ˈɑfʀɜɪəʀən/verbto freezeFR: congeler, surgeler
  • Typ/tip/nountype, sort, kindFR: type (d'individu), genre
  • Gediechtnes/ɡədˈiəɕtnəs/nounmemoryFR: mémoire
  • Code/koːt/nouncode, PIN numberFR: code
  • Befeel/bəfˈeːl/nounorder, commandFR: ordre
  • ofstierzen/ˈoːfʃtiːɐ̯tsən/verbto crashFR: (se) planter
  • schleefen/ʃlˈeːfən/verbconjugation →to dragFR: traîner
  • Ecran/ˈeːkʀɑ̃ː/nounscreenFR: écran
  • Netzwierk/nˈætsviːɐ̯k/nounnetworkFR: réseau

Level B1

  • Laptop/lˈæptop/nounlaptopFR: ordinateur portable
  • Software/sˈoftwɛːɐ̯/nounsoftwareFR: software, logiciel
  • E-Mail/ˈiːmɜɪl/nounemailFR: mail, courrier électronique, courriel
  • Maus/mæːʊs/nounmouseFR: souris
  • Passwuert/pˈɑsvuːɐ̯t/nounpasswordFR: mot de passe
  • WebsäitnounwebsiteFR: page web
  • klicken/klˈikən/verbto clickFR: cliqueter
  • Wollek/vˈolek/nouncloudFR: nuage
  • Virus/vˈiːʀus/nounvirusFR: virus
  • verbannen/fɐbˈɑnən/verbto connect (to), to link (to)FR: relier (à)
  • Funktioun/fuŋksi̯ˈəʊn/nounfunction, positionFR: fonction
  • Menü/mənˈyː/nounmenuFR: menu
  • Lautsprecher/lˈɑʊtʃpʀæɕɐ/nounloudspeaker, speakerFR: haut-parleur
  • aktualiséieren/ɑktwɑlizˈɜɪəʀən/verbto updateFR: actualiser, mettre à jour
  • Datebank/dˈaːtəbɑŋk/noundatabaseFR: banque de données

Level B2

  • Hardware/hˈaːtwɛːɐ̯/nounhardwareFR: hardware, matériel (informatique)
  • Tastatur/tɑstɑtˈuːɐ̯/nounkeyboardFR: clavier
  • eroflueden/əʀˈoːfluədən/verbto downloadFR: télécharger
  • eroplueden/əʀˈopluədən/verbto uploadFR: télécharger
  • Dossier/dˈosi̯eː/nounfile, folderFR: dossier
  • Prototyp/pʀˈotoːtip/nounprototypeFR: prototype
  • läschen/lˈæʃən/verbto deleteFR: supprimer
  • Server/sˈœːvɐ/nounserverFR: serveur
  • App/æp/nounappFR: application, appli
  • installéieren/instɑlˈɜɪəʀən/verbto installFR: installer
  • Hacker/hˈækɐ/nounhackerFR: hacker, pirate informatique

Level C1

  • Tableau de bordnoundashboardFR: tableau de bord
  • migréieren/mˈiɡʀɜɪəʀən/verbto migrateFR: migrer
  • formatéieren/fɔʀmɑtˈɜɪəʀən/verbto formatFR: mettre en forme
  • Shutdown/ʃˈɑtdɑʊn/nounshutdownFR: arrêt des activités publiques et économiques
  • Chargeur/ʃˈɑʀʒœːʀ/nounchargerFR: chargeur

Level C2

  • Desktop/dˈæsktop/noundesktopFR: bureau
  • zesummestellen/tsəzˈuməʃtælən/verbto compile, to draw upFR: établir, constituer
  • Browser/bʀˈɑʊzɐ/nounbrowserFR: navigateur
  • Link/liŋk/nounlink, hyperlinkFR: lien, hyperlien
  • Benotzernumm/bənˈotsɐnum/nounusernameFR: nom d'utilisateur

In real sentences

Example sentences and their recordings from LOD; English by 16Word.

  • Mir kréie méi eng grouss Fënster an der StuffWe're getting a bigger window in the living room.
  • Mir hunn eis Tickete fir an de Kino doheem leie gelooss!We left our cinema tickets at home!
  • De Code vu menger Kreditkaart huet geännertThe PIN of my credit card has changed.
  • Just wéi ech wollt ofspäicheren, ass mäi Computer ofgestierztJust as I was about to save, my computer crashed.

Questions

How do you say “window” in Luxembourgish?

Fënster (/fˈənstɐ/) — the LOD dictionary translates it as window; in French, fenêtre, vitre.

How do you say “to save” in Luxembourgish?

späicheren (/ʃpˈæːɪɕəʀən/) — the LOD dictionary translates it as to save; in French, sauvegarder.

How do you say “search engine” in Luxembourgish?

Sichmaschinn — the LOD dictionary translates it as search engine; in French, moteur de recherche.

Words, IPA, English and French translations, example sentences and recordings: Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire (LOD), CC0. Selection by topic and the English of the example sentences: 16Word.

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