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moteur.

motor, engine

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/mɔ.tœʁ//mo.tœʁ/

  1. motor, engine

    masculine
    moteur Diesel

  2. engine

    masculine
    moteur de recherche

  3. mover; one who causes a movement

    masculine
    Selon Aristote, Dieu est le moteur non mû.

  4. driving force

    figuratively · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin mōtor. Displaced Old French mouveur.

adj/mɔ.tœʁ//mo.tœʁ/

  1. motive, driving

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin mōtor. Displaced Old French mouveur.

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