moteur
French
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin mōtor. Displaced Old French mouveur.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmoteur 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
editDescendants
edit- → Persian: موتور
Adjective
editmoteur (feminine motrice, masculine plural moteurs, feminine plural motrices)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “moteur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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