va-et-vient

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French va-et-vient.

Noun

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va-et-vient m (uncountable)

  1. comings and goings, toing and froing

French

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Etymology

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From aller et venir.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /va.e.vjɛ̃/
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Noun

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va-et-vient m (plural va-et-vient)

  1. comings and goings, toing and froing
    le va-et-vient des touristesthe comings and goings of tourists
  2. (by extension) back and forth, in and out, up and down, to and fro
    Le balancier d’une pendule fait un mouvement de va-et-vient.
    The pendulum in a clock moves to and fro.
    Un oscillateur est un objet qui fait des mouvements de va-et-vient de manière plus ou moins longue et plus ou moins stable.
    An oscillator is an object which moves back and forth, either for a long or a short time, and in a stable or an unstable manner.
  3. (electronics) two-way switch
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Descendants

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  • Dutch: va-et-vient

Further reading

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