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/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

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conjunction

Ou

Connects 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".

Examples :

"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.

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conjunction

Ou

An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or.

Examples :

"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.

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conjunction

Ou

Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities.

Examples :

"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.

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conjunction

Sinon

Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false).

Examples :

"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.

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conjunction

Ou

Connects two equivalent names.

Examples :

"The country Myanmar, or Burma"

Le pays Myanmar, ou Birmanie

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noun

Ou

The binary operator inclusive or, true if one at least one of two inputs is true. In infix notation.

Examples :

"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.

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noun

Record Olympique

Initialism of Olympic Record.

Examples :

"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.

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noun

Récepteur olfactif

Initialism of odorant receptor.

Examples :

"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.

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Initialisme de récepteur olfactif

Initialism of olfactory receptor.

Examples :

"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.

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Initialisme de recherche originale

(Wiktionary and WMF jargon) Initialism of original research.

Examples :

"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.

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noun

Salle d'opération

A room in a hospital used for performing surgical operations.

Examples :

"The doctor performed the surgery in the operating room. "

Le médecin a pratiqué l'opération dans la salle d'opération.

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Recherche opérationnelle

(operations) The application of scientific methods and techniques to problems of decision making, especially in business management and government administration.

Examples :

"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.

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noun

Or

The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.

Examples :

"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.

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adjective

D'or

Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.

Examples :

"The family crest displayed an or lion on a field of blue. "

Les armoiries familiales affichaient un lion d'or sur un champ bleu.

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adverb

Tôt

Examples :

"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.

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adverb

Auparavant, précédemment

Earlier, previously.

Examples :

"I had already finished my homework, or, earlier in the day. "

J'avais déjà fini mes devoirs, ou, plus tôt dans la journée.

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preposition

Avant

Before; ere. Followed by "ever" or "ere".

Examples :

"Before you ever leave the house, make sure you have your keys. "

Avant de quitter la maison, assurez-vous d'avoir vos clés.

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