Grammatical class

Noun

moteur

motor, engine [from 1744]

Details

Syllables

mo-teur

Phonetics

mo.tœʁ

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

1279

Freq. (movies)

1746

Freq. (news)

2106

Sentences

Moteur de recherche

Search engine

A1

Moteur Diesel

Diesel motor

A1

Le moteur tourne.

The motor is running.

A1

Le moteur ronfle.

The engine is purring.

A1

Arrête le moteur.

Stop the engine.

A1

Le moteur a planté.

The engine stalled.

A1

Le moteur repartit.

The engine started again.

A2

Le moteur a surchauffé.

The engine overheated.

A2

Son moteur est bousillé.

His engine is wrecked.

B1

Ce moteur fonctionne bien.

This engine works well.

B1

Yanni a contrôlé le moteur.

Yanni checked the engine.

B1

Selon Aristote, Dieu est le moteur non mû.

According to Aristotle, God is the unmoved mover.

C2