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The French word for hinge is
charnière





hinge

Plural

The plural of charnière is charnières.

French Definition


hinge
     1. n. Gond, charnière.
     2. v. Équiper d'une charnière.
     3. v. (Archéologie) En parlant de la taille des pierres, désigne la cassure de la pierre qui survient perpendiculairement à l'extrémité.
           The flake hinged at an inclusion in the core.
     4. v. Dépendre de quelque chose.

Translations for hinge and their definitions

gond
     1. n-m. hinge (of a door)


charnière ©
     1. n-f. hinge
     2. n-f. joint (of a bone)
     3. n-f. (figuratively) turning point (pivotal moment)
     4. n-f. (philately) hinge


dépendre
     1. v. (absolutive) to depend (to be uncertain or contingent)
           Ça dépend. - That depends.
     2. v. to depend on (to be contingent on) (+preo, something)
           La réponse dépend de la question. - The answer depends on the question.
           comme si sa vie en dépendait - like one's life depended on it
           même si ma vie en dépendait - for the life of me, to save my life
     3. v. to depend, to rely (for support) + de, someone (object) = on
           On ne dépend de personne. - We don't depend on anyone.
           Adrien et son frère dépendent l'un de l'autre. - Adrien and his brother depend on each other.
     4. v. to belong to, to be part of (+preo, something)
           Il acheta l’établissement avec tout ce qui en dépendait. - He purchased the establishment, along with all that belonged to it.
     5. v. (indtr, .impersonal) it's up to
           il dépend de substantif de infinitif - it's up to substantive to infinitive
           il ne dépend que de substantif que subjonctif - it's up to substantive that subjunctive
     6. v. to unhang
     7. v. to remove from a gallows


reposer
     1. v. to put down, to place
     2. v. to rest
     3. v. to rest, to repose
     4. v. (with sur) to be based on


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