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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French va-et-vient.
Noun
va-et-vient m (uncountable)
- comings and goings, toing and froing
French
Etymology
From aller et venir.
Pronunciation
Noun
va-et-vient m (plural va-et-vient)
- comings and goings, toing and froing
- le va-et-vient des touristes ― the comings and goings of tourists
- (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.
- (electronics) two-way switch
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