suggestion

noun soog-zhes-TYOHN Rare

Origin: Latin 'suggestio' (a bringing up)

Usage Note

Suggestion is a near-cognate with its English equivalent but learners should note the French pronunciation differs sharply, with the gg giving a hard g followed by a zh sound. Faire une suggestion means to make a suggestion. The verb is suggérer (je suggère = I suggest), and la boîte à suggestions is a suggestion box.

Examples

"Avez-vous une suggestion pour ce soir?"

Natural Translation

Do you have a suggestion for tonight?

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