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unions

/ˈjuːniənz/ /ˈʌnjənz/

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noun

Union, jonction

The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one.

Examples :

"The unions of the two classes created a much larger, more diverse group. "

L'union des deux classes a créé un groupe beaucoup plus large et diversifié.

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noun

L'union, l'unité

The state of being united or joined; a state of unity or harmony.

Examples :

"The unions of different community groups helped to raise money for the new park. "

L'union de différents groupes communautaires a permis de collecter des fonds pour le nouveau parc.

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noun

Unions, syndicats

That which is united, or made one; something formed by a combination or coalition of parts or members; a confederation; a consolidated body; a league.

Examples :

"Several small student clubs formed unions to have a stronger voice in school decisions. "

Plusieurs petits clubs étudiants ont formé des syndicats pour avoir une voix plus forte dans les décisions scolaires.

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noun

Syndicat, union de travailleurs

A trade union; a workers' union.

Examples :

"The teachers' union negotiated a new contract with the school district. "

Le syndicat des enseignants a négocié un nouveau contrat avec le district scolaire.

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noun

Association étudiante, syndicat étudiant

An association of students at a university for social and/or political purposes; also in some cases a debating body.

Examples :

""Several student unions organized a protest against the proposed tuition increase." "

Plusieurs associations étudiantes ont organisé une manifestation contre l'augmentation des frais de scolarité proposée.

education politics group organization society

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noun

Joints, raccords

A joint or other connection uniting parts of machinery, such as pipes.

Examples :

"The plumber tightened the unions connecting the pipes under the sink to stop the leak. "

Le plombier a resserré les raccords reliant les tuyaux sous l'évier pour arrêter la fuite.

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noun

Unions, réunions

The set containing all of the elements of two or more sets.

Examples :

"In math class, we learned that the unions of the set of even numbers and the set of odd numbers is the set of all whole numbers. "

En cours de maths, nous avons appris que les unions de l'ensemble des nombres pairs et de l'ensemble des nombres impairs est l'ensemble de tous les nombres entiers.

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noun

Mariage, union

The act or state of marriage.

Examples :

"The unions between the two families were celebrated with a large party. "

Les mariages entre les deux familles ont été célébrés par une grande fête.

family sex culture

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Rapports sexuels, coït

Sexual intercourse.

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Union, regroupement

A data structure that can store any of various types of item, but only one at a time.

Examples :

""In our programming class, we learned that unions are like special boxes that can hold either a number, a letter, or a word, but only one of these things at any given moment." "

Dans notre cours de programmation, nous avons appris que les unions sont comme des boîtes spéciales qui peuvent contenir un nombre, une lettre ou un mot, mais un seul de ces éléments à la fois.

computing structure technical type

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noun

Une grosse perle de haute qualité

A large, high-quality pearl.

Examples :

"The necklace featured several stunning unions, each pearl flawlessly round and shimmering with iridescence. "

Le collier présentait plusieurs grosses perles de haute qualité, chacune d'elles étant parfaitement ronde et scintillant d'iridescence.

quality material

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noun

Union, association

An affiliation of several parishes for joint support and management of their poor; also the jointly-owned workhouse.

Examples :

"In 19th-century England, several small villages formed unions to share the cost of caring for the poor in their jointly-run workhouse. "

Dans l'Angleterre du XIXe siècle, plusieurs petits villages ont formé des unions pour partager les coûts de l'aide aux pauvres dans leur maison de travail gérée en commun.

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verb

Combiner, unir

To combine sets using the union operation.

Examples :

"The computer program unions the list of students taking math with the list of students taking science to create a combined list of all students in either class. "

Le programme informatique combine la liste des étudiants qui suivent des cours de mathématiques avec la liste des étudiants qui suivent des cours de sciences pour créer une liste combinée de tous les étudiants dans l'une ou l'autre classe.