What does ouverture in French mean?

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

The word ouverture in French means opening, opening, gap, opening, beginning, opening, window, opening, doorway, door, overture, openness, opening ceremony, fly-half, keynote speech, opening speech, spirit of openness, open-mindedness, fade-in, opening time, opening hours, opening times, opening hours, international links, openness to competition, cultural openness, open-mindedness, privatization, account opening, login, log-in, logon, Sunday opening, numerical aperture, policy of openness, opening night. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word ouverture

opening

nom féminin (passage de l'état fermé à ouvert)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'ouverture de ce portail est capricieuse, il faut bien pousser le vantail.
Opening of this gate is tricky; you have to push the leaf hard.

opening, gap

nom féminin (trou)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On aperçoit une ouverture à l'extrémité de cette grotte.
A gap can be seen at the end of this cave.

opening, beginning

nom féminin (début)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'ouverture des candidatures aura lieu le 1er octobre.
Opening of applications will take place on October 1.

opening

nom féminin (accès au public)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'ouverture de ce magasin le dimanche est interdite.
Sunday opening is not permitted for this store.

window, opening

nom féminin (figuré (accès facilité) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Internet permet une ouverture sur le monde.
The internet provides a window on the world.

doorway, door

nom féminin (introduction à d'autres possibilités) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette conclusion est une ouverture à d'autres façons de voir.
This conclusion is a doorway (or: door) to alternative ways of seeing.

overture

nom féminin (début d'œuvre) (Music)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'ouverture de cette symphonie doit se jouer allegro.

openness

nom féminin (Phonétique) (vowel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'ouverture d'une voyelle lui donne un son plus grave.
The openness of a vowel gives it a deeper sound.

opening ceremony

nom féminin (ouverture officielle d'un événement) (event)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
De nombreux chefs d'état assistent à la cérémonie d'ouverture des Jeux Olympiques.

fly-half

nom masculin (joueur de rugby) (rugby)

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

keynote speech, opening speech

nom masculin (discours débutant un événement)

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

spirit of openness, open-mindedness

nom masculin (tolérance)

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

fade-in

nom masculin (Cinéma (apparition progressive d'une image)

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

opening time

nom féminin (moment d'ouverture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a déjà foule à l'heure d'ouverture.

opening hours, opening times

nom féminin pluriel (horaire d'activité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les heures d'ouverture sont affichées à l'entrée.

opening hours

nom masculin pluriel (temps où le magasin est ouvert)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Les horaires d'ouverture seront modifiés prochainement.

international links

nom féminin (accès au marché mondial)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

openness to competition

nom féminin (libéralisation d'un marché)

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

cultural openness

nom féminin (a priori favorable aux autres cultures)

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

open-mindedness

nom féminin (tolérance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'ouverture d'esprit doit marquer notre groupe.

privatization

nom féminin (appel à de nouveaux actionnaires)

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

account opening

nom masculin (création d'un compte bancaire)

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

login, log-in, logon

nom féminin (connexion à un ordinateur) (Computing)

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

Sunday opening

nom féminin (activité commerciale du dimanche)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'ouverture dominicale des commerces fait débat en France.

numerical aperture

nom féminin (paramètre optique) (optics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'ouverture numérique est un paramètre d'un système optique.

policy of openness

nom féminin (politique tolérante)

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

opening night

nom féminin (première soirée d'une manifestation)

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

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