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modèle — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • design noun A plan showing how something should look, function, or be built.
  • jig noun A lively folk dance, or the fast tune written for it, typically in 6/8 time.
  • model noun A small-scale or simplified copy of something, used to represent it.
  • muster verb To gather or summon up, especially strength, courage, or support.
  • pattern noun A repeated design of shapes, colors, or lines, often decorative.
  • style noun A distinctive way of writing, speaking, dressing, or doing something.
  • template noun A pre-made pattern or shape used as a guide for making other objects.

Senses

modèle is used for these senses in English:

  • design A pattern, as an element of a work of art or architecture.
  • jig (music) A light, brisk musical movement; a gigue.
  • landform Any geological feature, such as a mountain or valley.
  • mock-up A scale or full-size model of a design or device which is not fully functional, used for teaching, demonstration, design evaluation, promotion, or other purposes.
  • model Worthy of being a model; exemplary.
  • model A person who serves as a human template for artwork or fashion.
  • model A representation of a physical object.
  • model A style, type, or design.

design — full definition

  1. noun A plan showing how something should look, function, or be built.
  2. verb To plan and work out the details of something before it is made.
  3. noun A decorative pattern.

jig — full definition

  1. noun A lively folk dance, or the fast tune written for it, typically in 6/8 time.
  2. noun A tool or frame used to hold a workpiece steady and guide a cutting tool in exactly the same way each time.
  3. noun A type of fishing lure with a weighted hook, jerked up and down in the water.
  4. verb To move with quick, bouncing, jerky motions.

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