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extern

UK
/ˈɛk.stɜːn/
US
/ˈɛk.stɜrn/
externnoun
externs
pl
UK
/ˈɛkstɜːn/
US
/ˈɛkstɜrn/
Translations
externeMilieu médical, étudiant en stage pratique.
The hospital hired an extern to assist the doctors during the busy summer months.
L’hôpital a engagé un externe pour aider les médecins pendant les mois d’été chargés.
Additional translations
externeEnseignement, personne extérieure à l’établissement ou élève externe.
Definitions
A person who is working in a temporary position, often in a medical or educational setting, to gain practical experience.
The hospital hired an extern to assist the doctors during the busy summer months.
A person who is not a resident or member of a particular institution, especially a school or college, but who is allowed to attend classes or participate in activities.
As an extern, she was able to attend lectures at the university without being enrolled as a full-time student.
Synonyms
non-member
outsider
stranger
foreigner
visitor
externadjective
more extern
Comp.
most extern
Super.
UK
/ˈɛk.stɜːn/
US
/ˈɛk.stɜrn/
Translations
externeEn parlant de ce qui se situe à l’extérieur.
The extern surface of the building was covered in ivy.
La surface externe du bâtiment était couverte de lierre.
externeEn parlant d’influences, de facteurs ou d’éléments venant de l’extérieur.
The extern factors affecting the project were beyond our control.
Les facteurs externes qui affectaient le projet échappaient à notre contrôle.
Additional translations
extérieurVariante courante dans un registre général.
externEn informatique, mot-clé conservé tel quel.
Definitions
Situated or occurring on the outside; external.
The extern surface of the building was covered in ivy.
Relating to or involving outside matters or influences.
The extern factors affecting the project were beyond our control.
In computing, designating a variable or function that is defined in another translation unit, typically flagged with the keyword "extern".
In C, an extern declaration tells the linker that the variable exists in a different source file.
Synonyms
outside
outward
external
foreign
extrinsic
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