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1 indeterminate
indeterminate [‚ɪndɪ'tɜ:mɪnət](a) (undetermined, indefinite) indéterminé;∎ for an indeterminate period pour une période indéterminée;∎ indeterminate sentence peine f (de prison) de durée indéterminée(b) (vague, imprecise) flou, vagueUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > indeterminate
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2 indeterminate
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3 indeterminate
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4 indeterminate structure
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5 statically indeterminate
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6 statically indeterminate frame
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7 statically indeterminate structure
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8 ageless
ageless [ˈeɪdʒlɪs]* * *['eɪdʒlɪs]1) ( of indeterminate age) sans âge2) ( timeless) éternel/-elle -
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1 ( not appearing to age) toujours jeune ; ( of indeterminate age) sans âge ;2 ( timeless) [quality, mystery] éternel/-elle. -
10 piece
A n1 ( indeterminate amount) (of fabric, wood, paper, metal) morceau m, bout m ; (of string, ribbon) bout m ; (of cake, pie, pâté) morceau m, tranche f ; (of meat, cheese, chocolate) morceau m ;2 ( unit) a piece of furniture un meuble ; a piece of pottery une poterie ; a piece of sculpture une sculpture ; a piece of luggage une valise ; a piece of advice un conseil ; a piece of evidence une preuve ; a piece of information un renseignement ; a piece of legislation une loi ; a piece of news une nouvelle ; a piece of work gen un travail ; (referring to book, article etc) une œuvre ; a piece of luck un coup de chance ; a piece of history une tranche d'histoire ; to be paid by the piece être payé à la pièce ; they cost £20 a piece ils coûtent 20 livres pièce ;3 ( component part) (of jigsaw, machine, model) pièce f ; piece by piece pièce par pièce ; in pieces en pièces (détachées) ; to come in pieces [kit furniture] être livré en kit ; to take sth to pieces démonter qch ;4 ( broken fragment) (of glass, cup) morceau m, fragment m ; in pieces en morceaux, en miettes ; to fall to pieces [machine, object] tomber en morceaux ; fig [case, argument] s'effondrer ; it came to pieces in my hands ça s'est cassé dans mes mains ; to go to pieces fig [person] ( from shock) s'effondrer ; ( emotionally) craquer ○ ; ( in interview) paniquer complètement ;5 ( artistic work) ( of music) morceau m ; ( sculpture) sculpture f ; ( painting) peinture f ; ( article) article m (on sur) ; ( play) pièce f ; he read them a piece out of the book il leur a lu un passage du livre ;6 ( instance) a piece of un exemple de [propaganda, materialism, flattery] ; a wonderful piece of running/acting/engineering une très belle course/interprétation/réalisation technique ;11 ○ ( woman) beau brin m de fille ○.B - piece (dans composés) a 60-piece cutlery set un service de couverts de 60 pièces ; a 5-piece band Mus un groupe de 5 musiciens.to be (all) of a piece [town, house] être d'un style homogène ; to be (all) of a piece with sth [action, statement, ideas] s'accorder avec qch ; to be still in one piece [object] être intact ; [person] être sain et sauf ; to give sb a piece of one's mind dire ses quatre vérités or son fait à qn ; to pick sth to pieces descendre qch en flammes ; to pick up the pieces recoller les morceaux ; to say one's piece dire ce qu'on a à dire.▶ piece [sth] together, piece together [sth] rassembler [fragments, shreds] ; reconstituer [vase, garment, letter] ; assembler [puzzle] ; fig reconstituer [facts, evidence, event, account] ; they tried to piece together what had happened ils ont essayé de reconstituer ce qui s'était passé. -
11 indefinite
indefinite [ɪn'defɪnɪt](a) (indeterminate) indéterminé, illimité;∎ for an indefinite period pour une période indéterminée;∎ an indefinite strike une grève illimitée;∎ of indefinite origin d'origine incertaine(b) (vague, imprecise) flou, peu précis;∎ an indefinite answer une réponse floue ou vague►► Grammar indefinite article article m indéfini;Grammar indefinite pronoun pronom m indéfini
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Indeterminate — In de*ter mi*nate, a. [L. indeterminatus.] Not determinate; not certain or fixed; indefinite; not precise; as, an indeterminate number of years. Paley. [1913 Webster] {Indeterminate analysis} (Math.), that branch of analysis which has for its… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
indeterminate — I adjective ambiguous, anceps, boundless, cryptic, dubius, endless, equivocal, featureless, fluctuant, fluid, formless, hazy, ill defined, immeasurable, in a state of uncertainty, in doubt, inarticulated, incalculable, incertus, inconclusive,… … Law dictionary
Indeterminate — has a variety of meanings in mathematics: * Indeterminate (variable) * Indeterminate equation * Statically indeterminate * Indeterminate formIt is also a term in botany and gardening: *Indeterminate growthIt is also used in philosophy to describe … Wikipedia
indeterminate — [in΄dē tʉr′mi nit, in΄ditʉr′mi nit] adj. [LL indeterminatus] 1. not determinate; specif., a) inexact in its limits, nature, etc.; indefinite; uncertain; vague [an indeterminate amount] b) not yet settled, concluded, or known; doubtful or… … English World dictionary
indeterminate — (adj.) late 14c., from L.L. indeterminatus undefined, from in not, opposite of (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + determinatus, pp. of determinare (see DETERMINE (Cf. determine)). Related: Indeterminately … Etymology dictionary
indeterminate — [adj] uncertain, vague borderless, general, imprecise, inconclusive, indefinite, indistinct, inexact, undefined, undetermined, unfixed, unspecified, unstipulated; concept 535 Ant. certain, definite, determined, exact, fixed, measurable, sure … New thesaurus
indeterminate — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not exactly known, established, or defined. 2) Mathematics (of a quantity) having no definite or definable value. DERIVATIVES indeterminacy noun indeterminately adverb … English terms dictionary
indeterminate — [[t]ɪ̱ndɪtɜ͟ː(r)mɪnət[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If something is indeterminate, you cannot say exactly what it is. Dr Amid was a man of indeterminate age... I hope to carry on for an indeterminate period. Syn: indefinite … English dictionary
indeterminate — in·de·ter·mi·nate .in di tərm (ə )nət adj relating to, being, or undergoing indeterminate cleavage <an indeterminate egg> … Medical dictionary
indeterminate — adjective 1) an indeterminate period of time Syn: undetermined, uncertain, unknown, unspecified, unstipulated, indefinite, unfixed Ant: known 2) some indeterminate figures Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
indeterminate — adjective Etymology: Middle English indeterminat, from Late Latin indeterminatus, from Latin in + determinatus, past participle of determinare to determine Date: 14th century 1. a. not definitely or precisely determined or fixed ; vague b. not… … New Collegiate Dictionary