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moteur

engine

noun moh-TUHR Less Common

Also means

motor

Usage Note

Moteur covers both 'engine' (car, plane) and 'motor' (electric). As an adjective it means 'driving' or 'motivating', as in force motrice. The feminine form motrice appears in compound nouns like locomotive motrice. Moteur de recherche is 'search engine'.

Examples

"Le moteur de la voiture est en panne."

Natural Translation

The car's engine is broken down.

Literal Translation

The motor of the car is in breakdown

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