What does moyens in French mean?

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

The word moyens in French means way, tool, average, medium, medium, average, standard, regular, average, could be better, in the medium term, in the not so distant future, in the not too distant future, average age, with, the late Middle Ages, it's just one way, it's just one of the ways, middle manager, Year 5, Year 6, fourth and fifth years of primary school, fifth year of primary school, fourth year of primary school, mean deviation, for lack of means, middle-class French person, middle-class Frenchman, middle-class Frenchwoman, average French person, average Frenchman, average Frenchwoman, middling French, average French, the early Middle Ages, welterweight, the Middle Ages, the Middle Ages, the Dark Ages, Middle English, medium of exchange, means of expression, means of communication, means of contraception, means of transport, means of payment, form of payment, way of exerting pressure, means of production, means of subsistence, means of transport, long-eared owl, medium-length film, medium term, medium-haul aircraft, the Middle East, best efforts, average basket, average shopping basket, by any way at all, by any means at all, by all available means, by any means necessary, medium shot, middleweight, middleweight, average salary, average wage, average pay, mid-distance flight, mid-haul flight, No way. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word moyens

way

nom masculin (manière d'agir)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je vais trouver un moyen pour le faire venir.
I am going to find a way to make him come.

tool

nom masculin (qui permet de faire [qch])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le chantage est un moyen psychologique.
Blackmail is a psychological tool.

average, medium

adjectif (entre deux extrêmes)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
C'est une femme de taille moyenne.
She's a woman of average height.

medium

adjectif (intermédiaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il me faut du gros fil et du moyen.
I need thick and medium thread.

average, standard, regular

adjectif (lambda, représentatif de la moyenne)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Le téléspectateur moyen regarde la télé 4 h par jour.
The average viewer watches TV 4 hours a day.

average

adjectif (ni bon ni mauvais)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ses résultats scolaires sont moyens.
His grades are average.

could be better

adverbe (moyennement)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
– Comment va ton frère ? – Moyen. Il vient de se faire larguer par sa copine.
"How's your brother doing?" "Could be better. He's just been dumped by his girlfriend."

in the medium term

locution adjectivale (qui prévoit un peu)

in the not so distant future, in the not too distant future

locution adverbiale (dans quelques temps)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Cet investissement sera rentabilisé à moyen terme.

average age

nom masculin (moyenne d'âges)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'âge moyen du personnel de cette entreprise est de 36 ans.

with

(avec, en utilisant [qch])

(preposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours.")
Les paysans battaient les gerbes au moyen de fléaux.
The farmers were threshing the sheaves with flails.

the late Middle Ages

nom masculin (Moyen Âge tardif) (historical period)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Le bas Moyen Âge désigne les XIVe et XVe siècles.

it's just one way, it's just one of the ways

(c'est tout aussi bien)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Le bus, c’est un moyen comme un autre de se déplacer en ville.

middle manager

nom masculin (chef de chefs)

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

Year 5

nom masculin invariable (France, abr (Scolaire : classe pour 9-10 ans) (England and Wales, equivalent)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon fils rentre en CM1 cette année.

Year 6

nom masculin invariable (France, abr (Scolaire : classe pour 10-11 ans) (England and Wales, equivalent)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon fils est en CM2 cette année et rentrera au collège l'année prochaine.

fourth and fifth years of primary school

nom masculin (France (classes pour enfants de 9 à 11 ans)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

fifth year of primary school

nom masculin (France (classe pour enfants de 10 ans)

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

fourth year of primary school

nom masculin (France (classe pour enfants de 9 ans)

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

mean deviation

nom masculin (statistiques : mesure)

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

for lack of means

locution adverbiale (manque de possibilités)

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

middle-class French person, middle-class Frenchman, middle-class Frenchwoman

nom masculin (Français de la classe moyenne) (individual)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les Français moyens souffrent de la crise.

average French person, average Frenchman, average Frenchwoman

nom masculin (Français quelconque)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le Français moyen est inquiet pour sa retraite.

middling French, average French

nom masculin (niveau moyen de langue française) (language)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Jane ne parle encore qu'un français moyen.

the early Middle Ages

nom masculin (période historique) (history)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Le haut Moyen Âge commence en 476 par la chute du dernier empereur d'Occident, et se termine en 1492, par la découverte de l’Amérique par Christophe Colomb.

welterweight

nom masculin (Sports : catégorie de poids) (boxing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce boxeur concourt chez les mi-moyens.

the Middle Ages

nom masculin (période entre 476 et 1492) (historical period)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Le Moyen Âge succède à l'Antiquité.

the Middle Ages, the Dark Ages

nom masculin (figuré (mode de vie archaïque) (figurative)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
La misère du monde nous ramène au Moyen Âge. Vous n'avez pas Internet : mais c'est le Moyen Âge chez vous !

Middle English

nom masculin (langue : anglais entre 1066 et 1500)

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

medium of exchange

nom masculin ([qch] contre lequel échanger autre chose) (financial)

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

means of expression

nom masculin (façon de se faire entendre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ces deux artistes ont des moyens d'expressions très différents ; l'un est peintre et l'autre musicien.

means of communication

nom masculin (média pour informations)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le progrès des moyens de communication rend l'information accessible immédiatement.

means of contraception

nom masculin (dispositif empêchant la procréation)

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

means of transport

nom masculin (mode de déplacement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous habitons à la campagne et le seul moyen de locomotion à notre disposition est notre voiture.

means of payment, form of payment

nom masculin (dispositif utilisé pour payer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce restaurant n'accepte pas les chèques comme moyen de paiement.

way of exerting pressure

nom masculin (rapport de force)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les maîtres-chanteurs se servent de leurs découvertes comme moyen de pression.

means of production

nom masculin (machine ou outils industriel)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Les moyens de production de cette usine sont technologiquement dépassés.

means of subsistence

nom masculin (ressource permettant de vivre)

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

means of transport

nom masculin (véhicule utilisé pour se déplacer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ma femme a pris la voiture et je n'ai plus de moyen de transport.

long-eared owl

nom masculin (rapace nocturne) (bird of prey)

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

medium-length film

nom masculin (film de durée moyenne) (30-59 mins)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un film moyen-métrage dure entre 30 et 59 minutes.

medium term

nom masculin (terme non immédiat)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce type d'investissement doit se réaliser sur le moyen terme.

medium-haul aircraft

nom masculin (avion sur distances moyennes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les liaisons intra-européennes sont faites par des moyen-courriers.

the Middle East

nom propre masculin (région du monde)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le Moyen-Orient s'étend de la rive est de la Méditerranée à l'Afghanistan.
The Middle East stretches from the eastern shores of the Mediterranean to Afghanistan.

best efforts

nom féminin (engagement de faire de son mieux)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
L'obligation de moyens oblige à déployer ses meilleurs efforts pour atteindre l'objectif visé.

average basket, average shopping basket

nom masculin (somme moyenne dépensée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le panier moyen dans cette épicerie réputée est assez élevé.

by any way at all, by any means at all, by all available means

locution adverbiale (à tout prix)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Je le connais, il arrivera à ses fins par n'importe quel moyen.

by any means necessary

locution adverbiale (peu importe comment)

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

medium shot

nom masculin (Ciné : cadrage de la tête aux pieds) (cinematography)

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

middleweight

nom masculin (catégorie entre 69 et 75 kg) (boxing)

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

middleweight

nom masculin et féminin (boxeur entre 69 et 75 kg) (boxer)

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

average salary, average wage, average pay

nom masculin (paie moyenne)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le salaire moyen est la moyenne arithmétique de l'ensemble des salaires perçus par la population considérée.

mid-distance flight, mid-haul flight

nom masculin (vol sur distance moyenne)

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

No way

(familier (c'est impossible)

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