No. 12,043 in French
transformateur
Transformer: A device that changes electrical voltage or current.
In a sentence
Le transformateur électrique convertit la haute tension en basse tension.
The electrical transformer converts high voltage to low voltage.
The word 'transformateur' is used here as a noun to refer to a specific device in electrical engineering that changes the voltage level.
L'artiste est un vrai transformateur d'émotions en artwork.
The artist is a true transformer of emotions into artwork.
Here, 'transformateur' metaphorically represents a person who transforms one form of expression (emotions) into another (artwork).
Je dois étudier le fonctionnement d'un transformateur pour mon examen.
I need to study the functioning of a transformer for my exam.
In this sentence, 'transformateur' is again used as a technical term for a device in a study context, emphasizing the academic nature of its usage.
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