moteur — meaning in English
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English meaning
- driving noun The activity of operating and steering a motor vehicle.
- engine noun A machine that converts fuel or energy into motion or force, especially the part of a vehicle that powers it.
- motive noun A reason that drives someone to act, especially in a suspicious or criminal context.
- motor noun A machine that converts energy, such as electricity or fuel, into motion.
Senses
moteur is used for these senses in English:
- driving That drives (a mechanism or process).
- driving force The force that causes something to move or a physical process to occur.
- motive Causing motion; having power to move, or tending to move
- motor A machine or device that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy, or imparts motion.
driving — full definition
- noun The activity of operating and steering a motor vehicle.
- adj Powering or forcing something forward with great energy; intensely forceful, as of wind or rain.
engine — full definition
- noun A machine that converts fuel or energy into motion or force, especially the part of a vehicle that powers it.
- noun A software system built to handle one specific technical job, usually named after that job.
- noun A person, group, or force that drives or powers something forward.
- noun A locomotive; the self-powered unit that pulls a train.