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/ˈtaɪmɚ/

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noun

Minuteur, chronométreur

Someone or something which times.

Examples :

"The kitchen timer went off, reminding me it was time to take out the cookies. "

Le minuteur de la cuisine s'est déclenché, me rappelant qu'il était temps de sortir les cookies.

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noun

Minuteur, chronomètre

A device used to measure amounts of time.

Examples :

"The kitchen timer went off, reminding me to take out the cookies. "

Le minuteur de la cuisine s'est déclenché, me rappelant de sortir les cookies.

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noun

Minuterie, temporisateur

Any electronic function that causes a device to be able to do something automatically after a preset amount of time.

Examples :

"The microwave has a timer that automatically turns it off after three minutes. "

Le micro-ondes dispose d'une minuterie qui l'éteint automatiquement au bout de trois minutes.

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