"va-et-vient" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /va.e.vjɛ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-va-et-vient.wav Forms: va-et-vient [plural]
Etymology: From aller et venir. Etymology templates: {{m|fr|aller et venir}} aller et venir Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|#}} va-et-vient m (plural va-et-vient)
  1. comings and goings, toing and froing Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-va-et-vient-fr-noun-JZhIm7UD Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 43 35 23
  2. (by extension) back and forth, in and out, up and down, to and fro Tags: broadly, masculine
    Sense id: en-va-et-vient-fr-noun-AWUT8xcB Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 43 35 23
  3. (electronics) two-way switch Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Electronics
    Sense id: en-va-et-vient-fr-noun-s9InUp~9 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 43 35 23 Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: allées et venues

Download JSON data for va-et-vient meaning in French (3.4kB)

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