What does conducteur in French mean?

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

The word conducteur in French means driver, foreman, conductor, conductive, conductor, cue sheet, full orchestral score, bus driver, site supervisor, building site supervisor, construction site supervisor, project manager, electrical conductor, lorry driver, conductive body, power cable, common thread, central theme, new driver, newly qualified driver, semi-conducting, semiconducting, semi-conductor, semiconductor, semiconductor, driving seat. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word conducteur

driver

(personne qui conduit)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans l'accident, seul le conducteur de la petite voiture a été blessé. C'est Stéphane le conducteur de l'autobus.
Only the driver of the small car was injured in the accident. Steve is the bus driver.

foreman

(personne qui dirige)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon mari a été nommé conducteur des travaux.
My husband was appointed foreman of the works.

conductor

nom masculin (matériel qui laisse passer l'électricité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le cuivre est un bon conducteur.
Copper is a good conductor.

conductive

adjectif (qui laisse passer l'électricité)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Il faudra utiliser un matériau conducteur pour relier cette rambarde à la terre.

conductor

nom masculin (soldat d'un régiment du train)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
les soldats des régiments du train s'appellent des conducteurs.
Soldiers in the French transportation corps are called conductors.

cue sheet

nom masculin (schéma d'une émission)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'animateur n'arrêtait pas de faire des apartés et s'éloignait de plus en plus du conducteur.
The presenter was constantly making asides and deviating ever further from the cue sheet.

full orchestral score

nom masculin (partitions du chef d'orchestre)

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

bus driver

nom masculin (chauffeur de bus)

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

site supervisor, building site supervisor, construction site supervisor

nom masculin ([qqn] gérant un chantier)

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

project manager

nom masculin (chef de projet)

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

electrical conductor

nom masculin (matériau transmettant l'électricité)

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

lorry driver

nom masculin (chauffeur de camion) (UK)

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

conductive body

nom masculin (élément conduisant l'électricité)

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

power cable

nom masculin (conducteur électrique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L’appareil est en panne, parce que le fil conducteur est cassé.
The equipment is not working because the power cable is broken.

common thread, central theme

nom masculin (thème majeur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le fil conducteur de ses œuvres est l'Europe.
The common thread of his work is Europe.

new driver, newly qualified driver

(nouveau détenteur du permis de conduire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il est souvent difficile pour les jeunes conducteurs de trouver une assurance auto à bon prix.

semi-conducting, semiconducting

adjectif (qui conduit partiellement l'électricité)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
L'électronique utilise beaucoup de composants semi-conducteurs.

semi-conductor, semiconductor

nom masculin (composant qui conduit partiellement l'électricité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
NVIDIA est un fabricant de semi-conducteurs.

semiconductor

nom masculin (à conductivité électrique intermédiaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce matériau est un bon semiconducteur.

driving seat

nom masculin (place du chauffeur) (car)

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

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