montre

Definitions of montre
  1. noun
    a small portable timepiece
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    montre analogique
    a watch that represents time by the position of hands on a dial
    montre digitale
    a watch with a digital display
    montre à savonnette, savonnette
    a watch with a hinged metal lid to protect the crystal
    montre de gousset
    a watch that is carried in a small watch pocket
    montre à remontoir
    a watch that is wound by turning a knob at the stem
    montre bracelet
    a watch that is worn strapped to the wrist
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    horloge
    a measuring instrument or device for keeping time
  2. noun
    a timepiece that shows the time of day
    synonyms: horloge
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    big ben
    clock in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament, London
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    réveil
    a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time
    chronomètre
    an accurate clock (especially used in navigation)
    coucou
    clock that announces the hours with a sound like the call of the cuckoo
    horloge électrique
    a clock using a small electric motor
    pendule
    a clock regulated by a pendulum
    horloge, horloge interne
    a time-of-day clock in a computer system
    pointeuse
    clock used to record the hours that people work
    horloge
    a clock with more than one dial to show the time in all directions from a tower
    pendule murale
    a clock mounted on a wall
    clepsidre
    clock that measures time by the escape of water
    horloge de parquet
    a pendulum clock enclosed in a tall narrow case
    type of:
    horloge
    a measuring instrument or device for keeping time
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