What does mobile in French mean?

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

The word mobile in French means mobile, movable, movable, mobile, mobile phone, motive, reason, mobile, moving body, mobile policeman, app, mobile app, movable partition, sliding scale, portable ladder, mobile ladder, moveable feast, mobile package, mobile phone package, mobile contract, mobile phone contract, mobile crane, dynamic microphone, motive for the crime, mobile home, mobile operator, movable bridge, mobile speed camera, mobile phones, mobile, mobile phone, mobile telephony, mobile device, mobile unit, mobile version. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word mobile

mobile, movable

adjectif (qui peut bouger, être déplacé)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ces éléments de rangement sont mobiles.
These storage units are movable.

movable

adjectif (dont la date varie)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Le lundi de Pâques est une fête mobile.
Easter Monday is a movable holiday.

mobile, mobile phone

nom masculin (téléphone portable) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Est-ce que tu peux me prêter ton mobile ? J'ai oublié le mien.
Can you lend me your mobile? I forgot mine.

motive, reason

nom masculin (motif, raison)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je ne pense pas que le suspect l'ait tué : il n'a pas de mobile.
I don't think the suspect killed him: he has no motive.

mobile

nom masculin (décoration suspendue)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il a accroché un mobile au plafond de la chambre de son fils.
He hung a mobile from the ceiling in his son's room.

moving body

nom masculin (physique : corps en mouvement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Calculez la vitesse de ce mobile !
Calculate the speed of this moving body!

mobile policeman

nom masculin (familier (gendarme mobile)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y avait une centaine de mobiles devant la préfecture.
There were about a hundred mobile policemen in front of the prefecture.

app, mobile app

nom féminin (logiciel pour téléphone mobile) (mobile technology, abbreviation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette application mobile est téléchargeable par le biais d'une boutique en ligne.

movable partition

nom féminin (mur amovible)

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

sliding scale

nom féminin (valeur : échelle indexée)

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

portable ladder, mobile ladder

nom féminin (échelle déplaçable)

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

moveable feast

nom féminin (fête à date variable) (UK)

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

mobile package, mobile phone package, mobile contract, mobile phone contract

nom masculin (abonnement téléphonique) (UK)

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

mobile crane

nom féminin (engin de chantier sur roues ou chenilles) (lifting device)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On se sert souvent d'une grue mobile pour poser le tablier d'un pont.

dynamic microphone

nom masculin (type de microphone)

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

motive for the crime

nom masculin (raison du crime)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Après plusieurs jours d'enquête, les policiers ne déterminent toujours pas le mobile du crime.

mobile home

nom masculin (maison sommaire mobile)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous louons un mobile home pour les vacances.

mobile operator

nom masculin (société téléphonique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il souhaite changer d'opérateur mobile mais garder le même numéro.

movable bridge

nom masculin (pont à tablier mouvant)

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

mobile speed camera

nom masculin (radar à emplacement variable)

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

mobile phones

nom féminin (technologie des téléphones portables) (UK)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Les opérateurs de radiotéléphonie mobile se livrent une concurrence de façade.
Mobile phone operators engage in pseudo-competition.

mobile, mobile phone

nom masculin (téléphone itinérant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Avec l'avènement des téléphones mobiles, les cabines téléphoniques sont devenues rares.

mobile telephony

nom féminin (commerce des téléphones mobiles)

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

mobile device

nom masculin (smartphone, tablettes tactiles) (technology)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il ne peut pas savoir si le message à été reçu sur un terminal mobile.

mobile unit

nom féminin (entité amenée à se déplacer)

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

mobile version

nom féminin (version pour dispositif mobile)

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

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