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generation

/ˌd͡ʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃən/

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noun

Production, création

The fact of creating something, or bringing something into being; production, creation.

Examples :

"The new generation of computers has dramatically improved the speed of our work. "

La nouvelle génération d'ordinateurs a considérablement amélioré la vitesse de notre travail.

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Génération, procréation

The act of creating a living creature or organism; procreation.

Examples :

"The farmer's generation of new calves was a significant part of his farm's success. "

La génération de nouveaux veaux par l'agriculteur était une part importante du succès de sa ferme.

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Race, famille, lignée

Race, family; breed.

Examples :

"My grandmother's generation valued hard work and frugality. "

La génération de ma grand-mère valorisait le travail acharné et la frugalité.

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Génération

A single step or stage in the succession of natural descent; a rank or degree in genealogy, the members of a family from the same parents, considered as a single unit.

Examples :

"This is the book of the generations of Adam - Genesis 5:1"

Voici le livre des générations d'Adam - Genèse 5:1.

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Descendants, progéniture

Descendants, progeny; offspring.

Examples :

"My grandmother is a member of the older generation. "

Ma grand-mère est membre de l'ancienne génération.

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Génération, période

The average amount of time needed for children to grow up and have children of their own, generally considered to be a period of around thirty years, used as a measure of time.

Examples :

"A new generation of students entered the school this year. "

Une nouvelle génération d'étudiants est entrée à l'école cette année.

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Génération, étape

A set stage in the development of computing or of a specific technology.

Examples :

"The new generation of smartphones is faster and more powerful than the previous one. "

La nouvelle génération de smartphones est plus rapide et plus puissante que la précédente.

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Formation, production

The formation or production of any geometrical magnitude, as a line, a surface, a solid, by the motion, in accordance with a mathematical law, of a point or a magnitude, by the motion of a point, of a surface by a line, a sphere by a semicircle, etc.

Examples :

"the generation of a line or curve"

la formation d'une ligne ou d'une courbe

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Génération

A specific age range whose members can relate culturally to one another.

Examples :

"Generation X grew up in the eighties, whereas the generation known as the millennials grew up in the nineties."

La génération X a grandi dans les années quatre-vingt, tandis que la génération connue sous le nom de millennials a grandi dans les années quatre-vingt-dix.

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Version, mouture

A version of a form of pop culture which differs from later or earlier versions.

Examples :

"People sometimes dispute which generation of Star Trek is best, including the original and The Next Generation."

Les gens se disputent parfois pour savoir quelle version de Star Trek est la meilleure, y compris la série originale et The Next Generation.

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Copie

A copy of a recording made from an earlier copy and thus further degraded in quality.

Examples :

"The generation of the family photo album was blurry, showing signs of quality loss from repeated copying. "

La copie de l'album photo de famille était floue, montrant des signes de perte de qualité due à des copies répétées.

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