membre

Definitions of membre
  1. noun
    an organization that is a member of another organization (especially a state that belongs to a group of nations)
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    unité
    an organization regarded as part of a larger social group
  2. noun
    one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
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    pattes arrières
    a posterior appendage such as a leg or the homologous structure in other animals
    pattes de devant
    the front limb (or the homologous structure in other animals, such as a flipper or wing)
    jambe
    a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
    patte de derrière
    the back limb of a quadruped
    patte de devant
    the forelimb of a quadruped
    cheville
    informal terms for the leg
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    appendice
    an external body part that projects from the body
  3. noun
    anything that belongs to a set or class
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    partie
    something determined in relation to something that includes it
  4. noun
    one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
    synonyms: adhérent
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    membre d'un commité
    a member of a committee
    conseiller
    a member of a council
    initié, initiée
    a person who likes to join groups
    membre d'une association
    someone who is a member of a club
    débutant
    someone accepted for membership but not yet fully admitted to the group
    directeur
    member of a board of directors
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    associé
    a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor
  5. noun
    any body part visible externally
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    lèvre
    either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
    lèvre de la vulve
    a liplike structure that bounds a bodily orifice (especially any of the four labiate folds of a woman's vulva)
    tête
    the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
    cou
    the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
    poitrine
    the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
    appendice
    an external body part that projects from the body
    extrémité
    that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso
    visage
    the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
    gueule
    forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose
    nageoire
    organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals
    tête humaine
    the head of a human being
    poitrine
    a person's breast or chest
    main
    the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
    doigt
    a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates
    doigt
    any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
    binette
    the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)
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    partie du corps
    any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
  6. noun
    a select company of people
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    compagnie
    a social gathering of guests or companions
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