meter
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
noun
1. (unit of measurement)
Regionalism used in the United States.
(United States)
a. le mètre
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
The snake was about a meter long.Le serpent mesurait environ un mètre de long.
a. le compteur
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
The electricity meter at our house is broken.Le compteur d'électricité de notre maison est cassé.
a. le parcmètre
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
We have to get back to the car. The meter is going to expire soon.Il faut retourner à la voiture. Le parcmètre va bientôt expirer.
b. le parcomètre
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
Regionalism used in Québec.
(Québec)
How much time is left on the meter?Il reste combien de temps sur le parcomètre ?
4. (prosody)
Regionalism used in the United States.
(United States)
a. le mètre
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
Shakespeare often used a specific meter in his plays.Shakespeare utilisait souvent un mètre spécifique dans ses pièces.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
transitive verb
a. mesurer
I'd like to buy an instrument to meter rainfall.J’aimerais acheter un instrument pour mesurer les précipitations.
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