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generations

/ˌdʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃənz/

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noun

Production, création

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

Examples :

"The generations of new ideas at the company kept it ahead of the competition. "

La production de nouvelles idées au sein de l'entreprise lui a permis de devancer la concurrence.

family age history

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Procréation, génération

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

Examples :

"The generations of teachers at our school have seen many changes in education. "

Les générations d'enseignants de notre école ont vu de nombreux changements dans l'éducation.

family biology human age

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Générations, races

Race, family; breed.

Examples :

"My family has owned this bakery for three generations. "

Ma famille possède cette boulangerie depuis trois générations.

family race age history

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Génération, lignée

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.

family age history human

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Descendants, progéniture

Descendants, progeny; offspring.

Examples :

"Our family has lived on this farm for generations. "

Notre famille vit dans cette ferme depuis des générations.

family age history human

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Générations

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 :

""My grandmother often tells stories about how different life was several generations ago." "

Ma grand-mère raconte souvent des histoires sur la façon dont la vie était différente il y a plusieurs générations.

family time age history society human period

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Générations, étapes

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

Examples :

""Each of the five generations of computers has been faster and more powerful than the last." "

Chacune des cinq générations d'ordinateurs a été plus rapide et plus puissante que la précédente.

technology computing electronics technical history age

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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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Générations

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.

age group culture family history society time human

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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.

culture entertainment type

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Copie, reproduction

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

Examples :

"After a few generations of copying, the old cassette tape sounded muffled and distorted. "

Après quelques reproductions, la vieille cassette sonnait étouffée et déformée.

sound media technology