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1 artificial
artificial [‚ɑ:tɪ'fɪʃəl]∎ artificial flowers fleurs fpl artificielles;∎ a wig made from artificial hair une perruque en cheveux artificiels;∎ an artificial heart un cœur artificiel;∎ an artificial leg une jambe artificielle;∎ figurative the current situation is an artificial one la situation actuelle n'est pas naturelle ou est artificielle(b) (affected → person) factice, étudié;∎ she is very artificial elle manque de naturel;∎ an artificial smile un sourire forcé;∎ artificial tears larmes fpl de crocodile►► Sport artificial climbing escalade f artificielle;Sport artificial climbing wall mur m d'escalade artificielle;Agriculture & Chemistry artificial fertilizer engrais m chimique;artificial flavouring parfum m artificiel ou synthétique;Astronomy artificial horizon horizon m artificiel;artificial insemination insémination f artificielle;Computing artificial intelligence intelligence f artificielle;artificial kidney rein m artificiel;Linguistics artificial language langage m artificiel;Electricity artificial light la lumière artificielle;artificial limb prothèse f, membre m artificiel;Law artificial person personne f morale ou civique ou juridique;Medicine artificial respiration respiration f artificielle;∎ to give sb artificial respiration faire la respiration artificielle à qn;artificial satellite satellite m artificiel;artificial sweetener édulcorant m (de synthèse) -
2 artificial
artificial [‚α:tɪˈfɪ∫əl]1. adjectivea. ( = synthetic) artificielb. ( = affected) affecté ; [smile] forcé2. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━* * *[ˌɑːtɪ'fɪʃl]adjective artificiel/-ielle -
3 artificial
1 [colour, organ, ingredient, fur, lake, snow, lighting] artificiel/-ielle ; [fertilizer] chimique ; [eye] de verre ; [hair] faux/fausse ;2 fig [person, manner, smile, atmosphere, distinction, comparison] artificiel/-ielle. -
4 practised
∎ practised in the arts of seduction/deception rompu aux arts de la séduction/tromperie∎ with a practised hand d'une main exercée ou habile;∎ with practised ease avec une grande aisance(c) (artificial → smile, charm) factice, étudié
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artificial — [ärt΄ə fish′əl] adj. [ME < OFr < L artificialis < artificium, ARTIFICE] 1. made by human work or art, not by nature; not natural 2. made in imitation of or as a substitute for something natural; simulated [artificial teeth] 3. unnatural… … English World dictionary
artificial — artificially, adv. artificialness, n. /ahr teuh fish euhl/, adj. 1. made by human skill; produced by humans (opposed to natural): artificial flowers. 2. imitation; simulated; sham: artificial vanilla flavoring. 3. lacking naturalness or… … Universalium
artificial — adjective Date: 14th century 1. humanly contrived often on a natural model ; man made < an artificial limb > < artificial diamonds > 2. a. having existence in legal, economic, or … New Collegiate Dictionary
artificial — ar|ti|fi|cial S3 [ˌa:tıˈfıʃəl US ˌa:r ] adj [usually before noun] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: artificiel, from Latin artificialis, from artificium; ARTIFICE] 1.) not real or not made of natural things but made to be like something… … Dictionary of contemporary English
artificial — adj. 1 produced by human art or effort rather than originating naturally (an artificial lake). 2 formed in imitation of something natural (artificial flowers). 3 affected, insincere (an artificial smile). Phrases and idioms: artificial… … Useful english dictionary
artificial — ar•ti•fi•cial [[t]ˌɑr təˈfɪʃ əl[/t]] adj. 1) made by human skill; produced by humans; not natural 2) jew cvb imitation; simulated; sham: artificial vanilla flavoring; artificial gemstones[/ex] 3) lacking naturalness or spontaneity; forced: an… … From formal English to slang
artificial — adjective 1) artificial flowers Syn: synthetic, fake, imitation, mock, ersatz, faux, substitute, replica, reproduction; man made, manufactured, fabricated, inorganic; plastic; informal pretend, phony … Thesaurus of popular words
artificial — adjective 1) artificial flowers Syn: synthetic, fake, imitation, mock, ersatz, man made, manufactured, plastic; informal pretend 2) an artificial smile Syn: insincere, feigned … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
artificial — artificial, factitious, synthetic, ersatz mean not brought into being by nature but by human art or effort or by some process of manufacture. They are not often interchangeable because of differences in some of their implications and in their… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Smile — For other uses, see Smile (disambiguation). Smiling redirects here. For the Theresa Fu album, see Smiling (album). A woman smiling. A smile is a facial expression formed by flexing the muscles near both ends of the mouth.[ … Wikipedia
artifice — noun formal 1 (U) the use of clever tricks: Her charm was all artifice. 2 (C) a clever trick, especially one used to deceive someone artificial, adjective (usually before noun) 1 not made of natural materials or substances: artificial sweeteners… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English