"moment" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /mɔ.mɑ̃/ Audio: Fr-moment.ogg Forms: moments [plural]
Etymology: From Latin mōmentum. Etymology templates: {{der|fr|la|mōmentum}} Latin mōmentum Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} moment m (plural moments)
  1. moment (point in time) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Time
    Sense id: en-moment-fr-noun-W5qpqmrB Disambiguation of Time: 41 45 10 3 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 49 43 1 7
  2. moment (short period of time) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Time
    Sense id: en-moment-fr-noun-LIvgnIis Disambiguation of Time: 41 45 10 3 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 49 43 1 7
  3. a while Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Time
    Sense id: en-moment-fr-noun-u5jWHbxT Disambiguation of Time: 41 45 10 3
  4. (physics, mechanics) moment, momentum Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Mechanics, Physics
    Sense id: en-moment-fr-noun-InLuoBeK Topics: engineering, mechanical-engineering, mechanics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: à tout moment, au moment où, c’est le moment ou jamais, du moment que, d’un moment à l’autre, en ce moment, moment de vérité, pour le moment Related terms: instant

Inflected forms

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