émission

Definitions of émission
  1. noun
    the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted
    synonyms: programme de télévision, programme radiophonique
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    envoi
    the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
  2. noun
    a radio or television show
    synonyms: programme
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    informations, nouvelle, nouvelles
    a program devoted to current events, often using interviews and commentary
    causerie télévisée
    a program during which well-known people discuss a topic or answer questions telephoned in by the audience
    programme de télévision
    a program broadcast by television
    épisode
    a part of a broadcast serial
    journal télévisé
    a television broadcast of news
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    show
    a social event involving a public performance or entertainment
  3. noun
    any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
    synonyms: perte
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    défécation
    the bodily process of discharging waste matter
    menstruation, menstrues, règles
    the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
    incontinence
    involuntary urination or defecation
    miction
    the discharge of urine
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    fonction organique
    an organic process that takes place in the body
  4. noun
    message that is transmitted by radio or television
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    émission radiophonique
    a broadcast via radio
    informations, journal télévisé
    a broadcast of news or commentary on the news
    journal parlé
    a radio broadcast of news
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    message
    a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
  5. noun
    a substance that is emitted or released
    synonyms: dégagement
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    sécrétion
    a substance that oozes out from plant pores
    gomme
    any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying
    latex
    a milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to air
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    matière
    the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
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