mono

This is the 10672nd most frequent French word.


mono

Instructor or coach (often for sports or activities).


Here, 'mono' is used as an abbreviation for 'monophonic', referring to sound recorded or heard with a single channel, commonly seen in vintage audio formats.

Le disque vinyle mono révèle un son rétro.

The mono vinyl record reveals a retro sound.


In this sentence, 'mono' is part of 'mono vélo', indicating an object with a single component — in this case, a unicycle, emphasizing 'mono-' as a prefix for 'one'.

J'ai acheté un vélo mono pour mes exercices de coordination.

I bought a unicycle for my coordination exercises.


The word 'mono' here implies something singular, as part of 'mono-modal', which denotes a single mode or method, often applied in theoretical or technical contexts.

Le professeur de physique a utilisé un exemple mono-modal pour l'expérience.

The physics teacher used a mono-modal example for the experiment.