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1 imitation
A n ( all contexts) imitation f ; in imitation of à l'imitation de ; to learn by imitation apprendre par imitation ; to do an imitation of sb/sth faire une imitation de qn/qch ; beware of imitations! méfiez-vous des contrefaçons!B adj [plant, snow] artificiel/-ielle ; imitation fur imitation f de fourrure ; imitation fur coat manteau en imitation de fourrure ; imitation gold similor m ; imitation jewel faux bijou m ; imitation leather similicuir m ; imitation marble faux marbre m ; imitation mink imitation f vison.imitation is the sincerest form of flattery l'imitation est la plus sincère des flatteries. -
2 imitation
imitation [‚ɪmɪ'teɪʃən]1 noun∎ it's a cheap imitation c'est du toc;∎ a poor imitation of the real thing une pâle imitation de l'original;∎ beware of imitations (in advertisement) méfiez-vous des contrefaçons;∎ an imitation diamond necklace un collier en faux diamants∎ to learn by imitation apprendre par mimétisme;∎ he does everything in imitation of his brother il imite ou copie son frère en tout;∎ proverb imitation is the sincerest form of flattery = l'imitation est la flatterie la plus sincère qui soitfaux (fausse)►► imitation fur fourrure f synthétique;imitation jewellery bijoux mpl (de) fantaisie;imitation leather imitation f cuir, similicuir m;imitation pearls fausses perles fpl -
3 imitation
1) (the act of imitating: Children learn how to speak by imitation.) imitation2) (a copy: an imitation of an ancient statue.) imitation, copie -
4 example
example, US [transcription][-"z_mpl"] n exemple m ; for example par exemple ; to follow sb's example suivre l'exemple de qn ; following the example of Gandhi à l'exemple de Gandhi ; to set a good example donner l'exemple ; he's an example to us all c'est notre modèle à tous ; you're setting a bad example for the others tu ne donnes pas le bon exemple aux autres ; to offer sth as an example proposer qch en exemple ; he was punished as an example to others il a été puni pour que cela serve d'exemple aux autres ; to make an example of sb punir qn pour l'exemple ; children learn by example les enfants apprennent par imitation.
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