moteur
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin mōtor. Displaced Old French mouveur.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
moteur m (plural moteurs)
- motor, engine [from 1744]
- moteur Diesel ― Diesel motor
- (computing) engine
- moteur de recherche ― search engine
- (philosophy) mover; one who causes a movement [from 1377]
- Selon Aristote, Dieu est le moteur non mû. ― According to Aristotle, God is the unmoved mover.
- (figuratively) driving force
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Persian: موتور
Adjective edit
moteur (feminine motrice, masculine plural moteurs, feminine plural motrices)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “moteur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.