moteur

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mōtor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔ.tœʁ/, /mo.tœʁ/

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Noun

moteur m (plural moteurs)

1. motor, engine
2. (figuratively) driving force

Adjective

moteur (feminine motrice, masculine plural moteurs, feminine plural motrices)

1. motive, driving

Further reading

• “moteur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.