What does témoin in French mean?

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

The word témoin in French means witness, witness, witness, control, control, baton, indicator, show apartment, case-control, witness statement, incident report, control sample, witness, see first-hand, see firsthand, indicator light, sample, show house, show home, passing the baton, passing the baton, passing of the baton, call as a witness, simple witness, subornation of a witness, prosecution witness, defence witness, Jehovah's Witness, witness, embarrassing witness, inconvenient witness, unwanted witness, eyewitness. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word témoin

witness

nom masculin ([qqn] ayant assisté à [qch])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a trois témoins à cette agression.
There are three witnesses to this attack.

witness

nom masculin (Droit) (law)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'ai été convoqué au tribunal comme témoin.
I was summoned to court as a witness.

witness

nom masculin (garant de l'identité de [qqn]) (official)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Chaque futur marié doit au moins avoir un témoin. J'ai demandé à ma meilleure amie d'être mon témoin.
Each future groom should have at least one witness. I asked my best friend to be my witness.

control

adjectif (exemplaire référence) (science)

(noun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race," "dogfood.")
L'échantillon témoin permet de savoir si le produit testé a un effet.
The control sample allows us to know if the tested product has an effect.

control

adjectif invariable (qui sert de référence)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Le mètre étalon témoin est conservé à Sèvres.

baton

nom masculin (Sports : bâton) (relay race)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Lors des courses de relais, il faut se passer un témoin.
During a relay race, a baton must be passed.

indicator

nom masculin (indicateur de [qch])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce voyant est le témoin d'une surtension.

show apartment

nom masculin (appartement destiné aux visites)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les appartements étant en construction, les intéressés peuvent visiter l'appartement témoin pour se faire une idée.

case-control

adjectif (étude statistique épidémiologique)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Les études cas-témoins comparent, dans un même milieu, les porteurs d'une maladie à ceux qui ne l'ont pas.

witness statement, incident report

nom masculin (document servant de canevas)

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

control sample

nom masculin (échantillon de référence)

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

witness

(avoir vu [qch] d'important)

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

see first-hand, see firsthand

(avoir l'avantage d'observer [qch])

En tant que médecin, Pierre est un témoin privilégié des maladies dues au stress.

indicator light

nom féminin (signal lumineux de fonctionnement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quand je mets en route mes différents appareils ménagers, une petite lampe témoin me signale que l'appareil est bien allumé.

sample

nom masculin (lot servant de modèle)

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

show house, show home

nom féminin (maison de référence pour les ventes)

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

passing the baton

nom masculin (Sports : relais à un autre coureur) (sports)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le passage de témoin est un moment crucial d'un relais.

passing the baton, passing of the baton

nom masculin (figuré (transmission d'informations) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
À 14 heures a lieu le passage de témoin entre l'équipe du matin et celle du soir.

call as a witness

locution verbale (demander à [qqn] de confirmer [qch])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

simple witness

nom masculin (Droit : pur témoin)

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

subornation of a witness

nom masculin (pression sur un témoin) (Law, formal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il fut accusé de subornation de témoin.

prosecution witness

nom masculin (témoin de l'accusation)

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

defence witness

nom masculin (témoin qui disculpe) (UK)

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

Jehovah's Witness

nom masculin (membre d'un groupe chrétien) (Religion)

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

witness

nom masculin (assistant certifiant un mariage)

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

embarrassing witness, inconvenient witness, unwanted witness

nom masculin (témoin non prévu de [qch])

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

eyewitness

nom masculin (témoin ayant vu les faits)

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

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