What does unité in French mean?

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

The word unité in French means unity, unit, item, unit, unit, unit, individually, identity matrix, price per unit, unit production, break down to the unit price, astronomical unit, central processing unit, central processing unit, unity of action, course unit, infantry unit, unity of place, mass unit, unit of measurement, production unit, storage device, unity of time, credit, industrial unit, military unit, mobile unit, monetary unit, motor unit, natural unit, sold individually. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word unité

unity

nom féminin (indivisibilité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'unité du peuple français est indiscutable.
The unity of the French people is unquestionable.

unit, item

nom féminin (un élément seul)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il vaut souvent mieux acheter en gros plutôt que par unités.
It is often better to buy in bulk rather than individually.

unit

nom féminin (entité autonome)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La sécurité civile a engagé plusieurs unités sur ce sinistre.
State security put several units in place to deal with the disaster.

unit

nom féminin (Maths : nombre élémentaire) (Mathematics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour faire des additions, il faut additionner les unités, puis les dizaines, puis les centaines, etc.
To do addition, you should add the units, then the tens, then the hundreds, etc.

unit

nom féminin (Physique : élément de mesure)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'unité de vitesse est les mètres par seconde.
The unit of speed is metres per second.

individually

locution adverbiale (à la pièce)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Les melons se vendent souvent à l'unité.

identity matrix

nom féminin (maths : type de matrice) (mathematics)

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

price per unit

nom masculin (prix par exemplaire)

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

unit production

nom féminin (fabrication différente pour chaque unité)

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

break down to the unit price

locution verbale (calculer le prix unitaire)

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

astronomical unit

nom masculin (unité de mesure de l'espace)

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

central processing unit

nom féminin (boîtier de la carte mère) (computing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette unité centrale doit rester allumée car elle gère les stations de nuit.

central processing unit

nom féminin (informatique : processeur) (computing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'unité centrale de traitement est le composant de l'ordinateur qui exécute les instructions.

unity of action

nom féminin (concept de théâtre) (Theatre)

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

course unit

nom féminin (cours d'université) (study)

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

infantry unit

nom féminin (regroupement de fantassins) (military)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Une unité d'infanterie débarqua sur place.

unity of place

nom féminin (Théâtre : concept de lieu unique) (theater)

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

mass unit

nom féminin (unité de mesure de masse)

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

unit of measurement

nom féminin (unité de quantification de [qch])

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

production unit

nom féminin (usine) (industry)

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

storage device

nom masculin (dispositif de conservation de données) (for data)

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

unity of time

nom féminin (concept de théâtre) (theatre)

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

credit

nom féminin (études : unité d'enseignement) (academic)

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

industrial unit

nom féminin (entité d'usine)

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

military unit

nom féminin (composante d'une armée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il a identifié l'unité militaire qui intervenait sur cette zone.

mobile unit

nom féminin (entité amenée à se déplacer)

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

monetary unit

nom féminin (monnaie : devise) (finance)

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

motor unit

nom féminin (qui engendre le mouvement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'est souvent un groupe d'unités motrices qui coordonne la contractions d'un muscle.

natural unit

nom féminin (vitesse, action, masse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les unités de base de l'unité naturelle sont la vitesse, l'action et la masse.

sold individually

locution adjectivale (vendu en un seul exemplaire) (commerce)

Ces décorations sont vendues à l'unité.

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