conjunction🔗ShareOuConnects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either [...] or"."He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."Il pourrait avoir un cancer, ou être renversé par un bus, ou Dieu sait quoi.grammarlinguisticswordlogicessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
conjunction🔗ShareOuAn operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or."You can go to the park today, or you can stay home and study. "Vous pouvez aller au parc aujourd'hui, ou vous pouvez rester à la maison et étudier.logiclanguagemathessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
conjunction🔗ShareOuCounts the elements before and after as two possibilities."We can go to the park, or we can stay home and watch a movie. "Nous pouvons aller au parc ou rester à la maison et regarder un film.grammarlanguagelinguisticslogicpossibilityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
conjunction🔗ShareSinonOtherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false)."We need to finish the project today, or we will be late for the deadline. "Nous devons terminer le projet aujourd'hui, sinon nous serons en retard pour la date limite.grammarlogicessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
conjunction🔗ShareOuConnects two equivalent names."The country Myanmar, or Burma"Le pays Myanmar, ou BirmaniegrammarlanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOuThe binary operator inclusive or, true if one at least one of two inputs is true. In infix notation."The "or" operator in the spreadsheet formula means that the task is complete if either the project is finished or the report is submitted. "L'opérateur « ou » dans la formule du tableur signifie que la tâche est terminée si le projet est terminé ou si le rapport est soumis.logicmathcomputingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRecord OlympiqueInitialism of Olympic Record."The team's new time for the 100-meter dash broke the OR. "Le nouveau temps de l'équipe au 100 mètres a battu le Record Olympique.sportachievementessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRécepteur olfactifInitialism of odorant receptor."The scientist studied the different types of ORs in the human nose. "Le scientifique a étudié les différents types de récepteurs olfactifs dans le nez humain.biologybiochemistryorgananatomyphysiologyscienceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareInitialisme de récepteur olfactifInitialism of olfactory receptor."The scientist studied the ORs in the human nose to understand how we smell different scents. "Le scientifique a étudié les RO dans le nez humain pour comprendre comment nous sentons les différentes odeurs.organanatomyphysiologybiologybiochemistrymedicinescienceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareInitialisme de recherche originale(Wiktionary and WMF jargon) Initialism of original research."The student's paper was rejected because it contained too much OR. "Le document de l'étudiant a été rejeté car il contenait trop de recherche originale.languagewritinginternetcommunicationcomputingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSalle d'opérationA room in a hospital used for performing surgical operations."The doctor performed the surgery in the operating room. "Le médecin a pratiqué l'opération dans la salle d'opération.medicinebuildingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRecherche opérationnelle(operations) The application of scientific methods and techniques to problems of decision making, especially in business management and government administration."The company used operations research to determine the most efficient way to distribute its products. "L'entreprise a utilisé la recherche opérationnelle pour déterminer la manière la plus efficace de distribuer ses produits.businessgovernmenttechnologysciencestatisticsmathorganizationeconomyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOrThe gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms."The coat of arms displayed a gold or, signifying the family's long history. "Les armoiries affichaient un or, signifiant la longue histoire de la famille.heraldrycoloressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareD'orOf gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms."The family crest displayed an or lion on a field of blue. "Les armoiries familiales affichaient un lion d'or sur un champ bleu.heraldrycoloressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareTôtEarly (on)."She started her project or early, hoping to finish it before the deadline. "Elle a commencé son projet tôt, espérant le terminer avant la date limite.timeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareAuparavant, précédemmentEarlier, previously."I had already finished my homework, or, earlier in the day. "J'avais déjà fini mes devoirs, ou, plus tôt dans la journée.timepastessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition🔗ShareAvantBefore; ere. Followed by "ever" or "ere"."Before you ever leave the house, make sure you have your keys. "Avant de quitter la maison, assurez-vous d'avoir vos clés.timelanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
