No. 514 in French

or

"Or" in French means "gold" or "now, yet, but" depending on context.

In a sentence

Il voulait aller à la plage, or il n'avait pas de voiture.
He wanted to go to the beach, yet he didn't have a car.
In this sentence, 'or' is used as a conjunction to indicate a contrast or an unexpected turn of events, similar to 'yet' or 'however' in English.
Le métal précieux qu'il a mentionné est de l'or.
The precious metal he mentioned is gold.
Here, 'or' refers to the metal gold, used as a noun to signify the precious material.
Il était sur le point d'abandonner, or il trouva une solution au dernier moment.
He was about to give up, yet he found a solution at the last moment.
In this context, 'or' serves as a transitional word to introduce a contrasting or unexpected result that follows the earlier statement.

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