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mot de la fin
noun, masculine
closing words, concluding remarks
mot de passe
noun, masculine
password (word relayed to a person to gain admittance to a place or to gain access to information); password (string of characters used to log in to a computer or network)
mot grammatical
noun, masculine
function word, grammatical word
mot juste
noun, masculine
exactly the right word or phrasing
mot lexical
noun, masculine
content word, lexical word
mot magique
noun, masculine
magic word; the use of "please" (s'il vous plaît / s'il te plaît) with a request
word for word, verbatim, in so many words
mot souche
noun, masculine
root (word from which another word or words are derived)
word for word, verbatim
mot à mot
noun, masculine
word-for-word translation, verbatim translation
mot-clic
noun, masculine
hashtag (term used to tag a missive to identify a topic or searchterm)
mot-clé
noun, masculine
keyword
mot-dièse
noun, masculine
hashtag
mot-outil
noun, masculine
function word
mot-valise
noun, masculine
portmanteau word
motard
noun, masculine
military motorcyclist; motorcycle police; motorcyclist; outlaw biker; member of an outlaw motorcycle club
motel
noun, masculine
motel
motet
noun, masculine
motet
motettiste
noun, masculine/feminine
motettist (motet composer)
moteur
noun, masculine
motor, engine; engine; mover; one who causes a movement; driving force
moteur
adjective
motive, driving
moteur de recherche
noun, masculine
search engine
moteur thermique
noun, masculine
combustion engine
moteur à deux temps
noun, masculine
two-stroke engine
moteur à explosion
noun, masculine
piston engine
moteur à quatre temps
noun, masculine
four-stroke engine
moteur à réaction
noun, masculine
reaction engine, jet engine (engine that obtains thrust by taking in air at the front, using it to burn fuel, then ejecting the hot combustion products at the rear through a propulsive nozzle)
motif
noun, masculine
motive; motif; pattern, design
motilité
noun, feminine
motility
motion
noun, feminine
motion
motion de censure
noun, feminine
vote of no confidence
motion de confiance
noun, feminine
vote of confidence
motivant
adjective
motivating
motivateur
noun, masculine
motivator
motivation
noun, feminine
motivation
to motivate; to justify
motivique
adjective
motivic
motivically
motivé
adjective
motivated, enthusiastic; justified, substantiated, well-founded; motivated, bearing a necessity between the signed and the signifier
moto
noun, feminine
bike, motorbike (motorcycle)
moto-école
noun, feminine
motorcycle driving school
motociste
noun, masculine/feminine
motorbike seller or repairer
motocrotte
noun, feminine
a motorized vehicle designed to remove dog faeces
motoculteur
noun, masculine
two-wheel tractor, rotavator, rototiller
motocycle
noun, masculine
motorcycle
motocyclette
noun, feminine
motorcycle
motocyclisme
noun, masculine
motorcycle sport
motocycliste
noun, masculine/feminine
motorcyclist
motomarine
noun, feminine
water scooter
motonautique
adjective
motorboating
motonautisme
noun, masculine
motorboating
motonautiste
noun, masculine/feminine
motorboater
motoneige
noun, feminine
snowmobile
motoneigiste
noun, masculine/feminine
snowmobile rider, snowmobiler, snowmobilist
motopompe
noun, feminine
motor pump
motorique
adjective
motoric
motorisation
noun, feminine
motorization
to motorize (to provide with a motor or motors)
motoriste
noun, masculine
engine manufacturer; enginer
motorisé
adjective
motorized