What does facteur in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word facteur in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use facteur in French.

The word facteur in French means postman, postwoman, factor, factor, maker, stroke of luck, stroke of good fortune, common factor, damping factor, organ specialist, utilization factor, noise factor, noise figure, load factor, coagulation factor, clotting factor, crest factor, growth factor, piano maker, power factor, quality factor, risk factor, deciding factor, triggering factor, trigger, determining factor, contributing factor, contributory factor, human factor, human factor, intrinsic factor, limiting factor, Rhesus factor, time factor, factor, rhesus, mailman's round, mailwoman's round. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word facteur

postman, postwoman

(distributeur de courrier) (UK, AU)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le facteur est passé en vélo.
The postman came on his bike.

factor

nom masculin (cause)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le partage est un facteur de progrès social.
Sharing is a factor in social advancement.

factor

nom masculin (Maths : opérande multiplicateur) (Mathematics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le prix montera d'un facteur de 1,3.
The price will increase by a factor of 1.3.

maker

nom masculin (fabricant d'instrument de musique) (musical instrument)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce facteur d'orgues est très renommé.
This organ maker is very well known.

stroke of luck, stroke of good fortune

nom masculin (événement favorable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Avec un facteur chance, elle pourra prendre son avion.

common factor

nom masculin (ressemblance, point partagé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

damping factor

nom masculin (mesure de la capacité d'un ampli) (of an amplifier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

organ specialist

nom masculin (fabricant d'orgues)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La municipalité a décidé de faire venir un facteur d'orgue pour restaurer l'orgue de l'église.

utilization factor

nom masculin (rapport d'énergie consommée et produite)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

noise factor, noise figure

nom masculin (ratio de dégradation d'un signal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le facteur de bruit est basé sur le rapport signal en entrée sur celui en sortie.

load factor

nom masculin (rapport entre charge réelle et maximale) (engineering)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

coagulation factor, clotting factor

nom masculin (protéine plasmatique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

crest factor

nom masculin (rapport amplitude sur valeur efficace)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

growth factor

nom masculin (chose aidant au développement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

piano maker

nom masculin (fabriquant de pianos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon cousin est facteur de pianos chez Pleyel.

power factor

nom masculin (rapport puissance active sur apparente)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

quality factor

nom masculin (physique : taux d'amortissement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

risk factor

nom masculin (risques inhérents probables)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Fumer est un facteur de risque du cancer du poumon.

deciding factor

nom masculin (argument décisionnaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

triggering factor, trigger

nom masculin (cause, raison d'un fait)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Chaque allergie possède un facteur déclenchant.

determining factor

nom masculin (élément décisif)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La maîtrise du japonais était un facteur déterminant pour obtenir ce poste.

contributing factor, contributory factor

nom masculin (facteur de risque)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On connaît les facteurs favorisants la survenue de l'arthrose.

human factor

nom masculin (fait dû au caractère humain)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

human factor

nom masculin (erreur humaine) (human error)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

intrinsic factor

nom masculin (glycoprotéine stomacale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

limiting factor

nom masculin (facteur réduisant une fonction)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce facteur limitant empêche cet organisme de se développer normalement.

Rhesus factor

nom masculin (composante du système sanguin)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le facteur rhésus de mon sang est négatif.

time factor

nom masculin (influence du temps qui passe)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

factor

locution verbale (Mathématiques : factoriser) (Mathematics)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

rhesus

nom masculin (classification du sang humain) (blood factor)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le rhésus est une particularité génétique.

mailman's round, mailwoman's round

nom féminin (circuit de distribution du courrier) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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