What does modération in French mean?

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

The word modération in French means restraint, moderation, sobriety, curbing, moderation, moderating, please drink responsibly, in moderation, moderately, sentence reduction, reduction of sentence, with abandon, to your heart's content. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word modération

restraint, moderation

nom féminin (retenue)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il est calme et parle toujours avec modération.
He is calm and always speaks with restraint.

sobriety

nom féminin (pondération)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il est prudent et conduit avec modération.

curbing

nom féminin (ralentissement d'un mouvement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'objectif des mesures de modération de la vitesse en ville est d'améliorer la sécurité.
The speed curbing measures in town are aimed at improving safety.

moderation, moderating

nom féminin (internet : contrôle de respect de charte) (Internet)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La modération est très stricte sur ce forum.
The moderation (or: moderating) on this forum is very strict.

please drink responsibly

locution adverbiale (sans excès) (alcohol)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Les boissons alcoolisées sont à consommer avec modération.

in moderation

locution adverbiale (sobrement)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

moderately

locution adverbiale (calmement)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

sentence reduction, reduction of sentence

nom féminin (adoucissement de peine) (law)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le détenu ayant fait preuve de bonne conduite, le juge de l'application des peines lui accorde une modération de sa peine.

with abandon, to your heart's content

locution adverbiale (sans limite, sans maîtrise)

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