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1 fertile
fertile [fεʀtil]adjective* * *fɛʀtiladjectif [sol, plaine] fertile; [imagination] fertile; [année] productive* * *fɛʀtilizabl adj(terrain, région) fertile* * *fertile adj1 Agric [sol, plaine] fertile;2 ( riche) [cerveau, imagination] fertile; [année] productive; année fertile en événements eventful year; journée fertile en émotions day filled with emotion; pièce fertile en surprises/bons mots play full of surprises/witticisms; affaire fertile en rebondissements affair with many repercussions; nation fertile en poètes nation that produces many poets.[fɛrtil] adjectif2. (figuré) -
2 imagination
imagination [imaʒinasjɔ̃]feminine noun* * *imaʒinasjɔ̃nom féminin imaginationdes chiffres qui dépassent or défient l'imagination — mind-boggling (colloq) figures
* * *imaʒinasjɔ̃ nf1) (= créativité, fantaisie) imaginationavoir de l'imagination — to have an imagination, to be imaginative
Elle a beaucoup d'imagination. — She's got a lot of imagination.
2) (= chimère) fancy, imagining* * *imagination nf imagination; avoir de l'imagination to have imagination, be imaginative; manquer d'imagination to lack imagination; il a une imagination débordante he has a very vivid ou fertile imagination; cela a frappé mon imagination this caught my imagination; faire preuve d'imagination to show imagination; un enfant plein d'imagination a very imaginative child; des chiffres qui dépassent or défient l'imagination mind-boggling figures○.[imaʒinasjɔ̃] nom féminin1. [faculté] imaginationc'est de l'imagination pure et simple it's sheer ou pure imaginationavoir beaucoup d'imagination to have a lot of imagination, to be very imaginative2. [chimère] -
3 fertilité
fertilité [fεʀtilite]feminine noun* * *fɛʀtilitenom féminin fertility* * *fɛʀtilite nf* * *fertilité nf fertility; d'une grande fertilité highly fertile.[fɛrtilite] nom féminin3. [d'un esprit, d'un cerveau] fertility -
4 riche
riche [ʀi∫]1. adjectivea. rich• riche de cette expérience, il... thanks to this experience, he...► riche en [+ calories, gibier, monuments] rich inb. [collection] large2. masculine noun, feminine noun• de riche(s) [maison, voiture, nourriture] fancy* * *ʀiʃ
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1) [personne] rich, wealthy, well-off; [pays, ville] rich2) [faune, collection, vocabulaire] rich; [bibliothèque] well-stocked3) [minerai, langue, aliment] rich (en in); [décor] elaborate, rich4) [bijoux, habit] fine; [étoffe] rich; [demeure] sumptuous; [cadeau] magnificentaliment riche en fibres — food that is high ou rich in fibre [BrE]
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nom masculin et féminin rich man/womanles riches — the rich (+ v pl), the wealthy (+ v pl)
••on ne prête qu'aux riches — Proverbe unto those that have shall more be given
* * *ʀiʃ adj1) (personne, pays) rich, wealthy2) (culture, langue) rich3) (= abondant) (documentation) extensive4) (alimentation) rich5)riche de [promesses, possibilités] — full of, [détails] rich in
* * *A adj1 ( fortuné) [personne] rich, wealthy, well-off; ( prospère) [pays, région, ville] rich; je ne suis pas bien riche I'm not very well-off; être riche à millions to be extremely rich;2 ( considérable) [végétation, faune, palette, collection, vocabulaire, style] rich; [bibliothèque] well-stocked; disposer d'une documentation très riche to have a wealth of information at one's disposal;3 ( par son contenu) [terre, sujet, minerai, pensée, langue, aliment] rich (en in); [architecture, décoration] elaborate, rich; [roman] richly textured;4 ( luxueuse) [bijoux, habit] fine; [étoffe] rich; [demeure] sumptuous; [cadeau] magnificent; une riche idée an excellent idea; être trop riche en oxygène/fer to contain too much oxygen/iron; aliment riche en fibres/protéines food that is high ou rich in fibreGB/protein; un pays riche en pétrole/uranium an oil-/uranium-rich country; c'est une expérience riche d'enseignements it's an educational experience; riche de promesses full of promise; riche de tout un passé médiéval, la petite ville with its medieval past, the small town; riche de son diplôme armed with his diploma.B nmf rich man/woman; les riches the rich, the wealthy; un gosse○ de riches a rich kid; club/loisir de riches a club/hobby for the rich; quartier de riches wealthy part of town; nouveau riche nouveau riche; la parabole du mauvais riche Relig, Bible the parable of Lazarus and the rich man.on ne prête qu'aux riches Prov unto those that have shall more be given.[riʃ] adjectifelle a fait un riche mariage she's married into a rich family ou into moneyje suis plus riche de 5 000 euros maintenant I'm 5,000 euros better off nowêtre riche comme Crésus ou à millions to be as rich as Croesus ou Midas[aliment] rich[vie] richvous y trouverez une documentation très riche sur Proust you'll find a wide range of documents on Proust therec'est une riche idée que tu as eue là (familier & ironique) that's a wonderful ou great idea you've just had4. [complexe] richelle a un vocabulaire/une langue riche she has a rich vocabulary/a tremendous command of the language5. riche ena. [vitamines, minerais] rich inb. [événements] full ofleur bibliothèque n'est pas riche en livres d'art they don't have a very large collection ou choice of art booksson premier roman est riche de promesses his first novel is full of promise ou shows great promise————————[riʃ] nom masculin et fémininles riches the rich, the wealthy————————[riʃ] adverbe -
5 fécond
fécond, e [fekɔ̃, ɔ̃d]adjectivea. ( = non stérile) fertile* * *féconde fekɔ̃, ɔ̃d adjectif [femme, sol, esprit, imagination] fertile; [période, effort, travail, idée] fruitful* * *fekɔ̃, ɔ̃d adj fécond, -e* * *1 ( non stérile) [période, femme] fertile;2 ( fertile) [sol] fertile; [esprit, imagination] fertile; année féconde en incidents or rebondissements eventful year;4 ( fructueux) [période, effort, travail, idée] fruitful. -
6 luxuriant
luxuriant, e [lyksyʀjɑ̃, jɑ̃t]adjective[végétation] luxuriant* * *luxuriante lyksyʀjɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif luxuriant* * *lyksyʀjɑ̃, jɑ̃t adj luxuriant, -e(végétation) lush, luxuriant* * *luxuriant, luxuriante adj luxuriant.( féminin luxuriante) [lyksyrjɑ̃, ɑ̃t] adjectif[chevelure] thick2. [imagination] fertile
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