No. 4,785 in French
rapporteur
"Rapporteur" in English means "a person appointed to report on the proceedings and decisions of a meeting or investigation."
In a sentence
Le rapporteur a présenté son rapport au conseil.
The reporter presented his report to the council.
Here, 'rapporteur' is used as a noun meaning 'reporter' or 'delegate', someone assigned to report on a specific matter.
J'utilise un rapporteur pour mesurer les angles dans mes dessins techniques.
I use a protractor to measure angles in my technical drawings.
Here, 'rapporteur' refers to the instrument 'protractor', which is used for measuring angles.
Elle est connue comme une grande rapporteur des nouvelles locales.
She is known as a great reporter of local news.
In this context, 'rapporteur' is used figuratively to describe someone who communicates or conveys information effectively.
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