lorsque
French, conjunction/lɔʁsk/
lorsque is spelled L-O-R-S-Q-U-E (7 letters) and appears 174 times per million words in written French, the 463rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lorsque is a French conjunction meaning “when (at a time when)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Quand, au moment où”.
What does lorsque mean in English?
conjunction
- 1
when (at a time when)
Lorsque j'étais jeune, mon meilleur ami était mon chat.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
conjunction: 1. Quand, au moment où. 2. Après que
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of lorsque
- lorsqu’
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lorsque?
- /lɔʁsk/
- /lɔʁ.skə/
- \lɔʁsk\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lorsque
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lorsque in French?
lorsque appears 174 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).