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orphan

/ˈɔːfən/ /ˈɔɹfən/

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noun

Orphelin

A person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died.

Examples :

"After the tragic car accident, the young girl became an orphan and went to live with her grandparents. "

Après le tragique accident de voiture, la jeune fille est devenue orpheline et est allée vivre chez ses grands-parents.

family person human society

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noun

Orphelin

A person, especially a minor, whose parents have permanently abandoned them.

Examples :

"The orphan applied for a scholarship, hoping it would help him pay for school. "

L'orphelin a postulé pour une bourse, espérant que cela l'aiderait à payer ses études.

family person human

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noun

Orphelin

A young animal with no mother.

Examples :

"The farmer found a tiny orphan kitten shivering in the barn. "

L'agriculteur a trouvé un minuscule chaton orphelin qui grelottait dans la grange.

animal family nature

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noun

Orphelin, orpheline

Anything that is unsupported, as by its source, provider or caretaker, by reason of the supporter's demise or decision to abandon.

Examples :

"After the company closed, the old software became an orphan, left without updates or support. "

Après la fermeture de l'entreprise, l'ancien logiciel est devenu un orphelin, abandonné sans mises à jour ni support.

family human society state

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noun

Ligne veuve

A single line of type, beginning a paragraph, at the bottom of a column or page.

Examples :

"The new paragraph began with an orphan, sitting at the bottom of the page. "

Le nouveau paragraphe a commencé par une ligne veuve, en bas de la page.

computing writing type style

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noun

Objet non référencé

Any unreferenced object.

Examples :

"The variable "age" in the computer program was an orphan; it had no value assigned to it. "

La variable "âge" dans le programme informatique était un objet non référencé ; aucune valeur ne lui était attribuée.

computing technology item

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verb

Orpheliner

To deprive of parents (used almost exclusively in the passive)

Examples :

"What do you do when you come across two orphaned polar bear cubs?"

Que faites-vous lorsque vous rencontrez deux oursons polaires orphelins ?

family human society suffering

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verb

Rendre orphelin

To make unavailable, as by removing the last remaining pointer or reference to.

Examples :

"Removing categories orphans pages from the main category tree."

Supprimer des catégories rend orphelines des pages de l'arborescence principale des catégories.

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adjective

Orphelin

Deprived of parents (also orphaned).

Examples :

"She is an orphan child."

Elle est une enfant orpheline.

family person human society

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adjective

Orphelin

(by extension) Remaining after the removal of some form of support.

Examples :

"With its government funding curtailed, the gun registry became an orphan program."

Avec la réduction du financement gouvernemental, le registre des armes est devenu un programme orphelin.

family situation