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runes

/ruːnz/

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noun

Runes

A letter, or character, belonging to the written language of various ancient Germanic peoples, especially the Scandinavians and the Anglo-Saxons.

Examples :

"The museum exhibit displayed ancient runes carved into a stone slab. "

L'exposition du musée présentait d'anciennes runes gravées dans une dalle de pierre.

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noun

Runes

A Finnish or Scandinavian epic poem, or a division of one, especially a division of the Kalevala.

Examples :

"In his Finnish literature class, the professor lectured on the captivating runes that make up the Kalevala. "

Dans son cours de littérature finnoise, le professeur a fait une conférence sur les runes captivantes qui composent le Kalevala.

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Rune

A letter or mark used as mystical or magic symbol.

Examples :

"The old book described how ancient Vikings carved runes on stones to protect their homes from bad luck. "

Le vieux livre décrivait comment les anciens Vikings gravaient des runes sur des pierres pour protéger leurs maisons de la malchance.

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Vers, chant, incantation

A verse or song, especially one with mystical or mysterious overtones; a spell or an incantation.

Examples :

"The old woman whispered runes under her breath, hoping to protect her family from harm. "

La vieille femme murmura des incantations à voix basse, espérant protéger sa famille du danger.

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Mystère, secret

A roun (secret or mystery).

Examples :

"The ancient runes carved into the stone held many secrets, their meanings lost to time. "

Les runes anciennes gravées dans la pierre contenaient de nombreux secrets, dont les significations se sont perdues avec le temps.

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Point de code Unicode (dans le langage de programmation Go)

In the Go programming language, a Unicode code point.

Examples :

"In Go, the `len` function on a string might not give you the number of characters you see, because it counts the number of runes, which are the individual Unicode code points that make up the string. "

En Go, la fonction `len` sur une chaîne de caractères peut ne pas vous donner le nombre de caractères que vous voyez, car elle compte le nombre de points de code Unicode qui composent la chaîne.

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