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transmettre

\tʁɑ̃s.mɛtʁ\
[tʁɑ̃s.mɛtʁ] France

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Du préfixe trans- et de mettre.

verb transmettre · avoir transmis · en transmettant · en ayant transmis · transmettant · transmis

Céder ou mettre ce qu’on possède en la possession d’un autre. Le donateur transmet au donataire la propriété des choses données.
Faire passer ; faire parvenir. Le mouvement de rotation imprimé par le vent à l’arbre est transmis aux meules par l’intermédiaire d’engrenages, qui sont ordinairement en bois.

In English

travel pass from here to there; transmit
bequeath to give or leave by will
impart communicate the knowledge of
hand over to relinquish control or possession
relay to pass on or transfer (information)
pass on to convey or communicate
hand down transmit in succession
transceive transmit and receive
pass down to hand over

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"transmettre." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/transmettre. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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transmettre. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/transmettre

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"transmettre." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/transmettre.

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@misc{transmettre_2026,
  title = {transmettre},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/transmettre},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}