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1 absolute
absolute ['æbsəlu:t](a) (as intensifier) absolu, total;∎ what absolute nonsense! quelles bêtises, vraiment!;∎ he's an absolute idiot c'est un parfait crétin ou imbécile;∎ the whole thing is an absolute mess c'est un véritable gâchis ou un vrai fatras(b) (entire → secrecy, truth) absolu(d) (definite, unconditional → decision, refusal) absolu, formel; (→ fact) indiscutable; (→ proof) formel, irréfutable(e) (independent, not relative) absolu;∎ in absolute terms en valeurs absolues∎ the decree was made absolute le décret a été prononcé2 noun∎ Philosophy the absolute l'absolu m►► Marketing absolute frequency fréquence f absolue;Politics absolute majority majorité f absolue;Physics absolute temperature température f absolue;Physics absolute zero zéro m absolu -
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A n1 the absolute l'absolu m ;2 (rule, principle) vérité f absolue ; rigid absolutes des vérités qui n'admettent aucune contradiction.B adj1 ( complete) [certainty, discretion, minimum, proof, right etc] absolu ; Pol [power, monarch] absolu ; absolute majority Pol majorité f absolue ; absolute beginner vrai débutant ;2 ( emphatic) [chaos, disaster, idiot, scandal] véritable ;4 Jur decree absolute décret m irrévocable ; the decree was made absolute le décret a été prononcé irrévocable ;5 Ling [ablative, construction] absolu ;
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