-
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
(made by man; not natural; not real: artificial flowers; Did you look at the colour in artificial light or in daylight?) artificiel- artificiality - artificial respiration -
3 real
real [rɪəl]1. adjective• she wanted to see the real Africa elle voulait voir l'Afrique, la vraie• in real life, she's very friendly [film star] dans la vie, elle est vraiment gentille• there was no real evidence that... il n'y avait pas de véritable preuve que...• get real! (inf) sois réaliste !• when you've tasted the real thing, this whisky... quand on a goûté du vrai whisky, celui-ci...• climbing this hill isn't much when you've done the real thing pour ceux qui ont fait de l'alpinisme, cette colline n'est rien du tout2. adverb3. compounds• to work in real estate travailler dans l'immobilier ► real-estate agent noun (US) agent m immobilier* * *[rɪəl] 1.noun réel m2.1) ( not imaginary) véritable, réel/réellethe real world — le monde réel, la réalité
2) ( not artificial) [diamond, flower, leather] vrai (before n), authentiquethe real thing —
the real McCoy — (colloq) de l'authentique, du vrai de vrai (colloq)
3) (true, proper) [holiday, rest] véritable, vrai (before n)4) ( for emphasis) [charmer, pleasure] vrai (before n)5) Finance, Commerce [cost, value] réel/réelle6) Mathematics réel/réelle••for real — (colloq) pour de vrai (colloq)
См. также в других словарях:
Artificial flower — Artificial flowers and imitations of natural flowers are sometimes made for scientific purposes (the collection of glass flowers at Harvard University, for example, which illustrates the flora of the United States), but more often as articles of… … Wikipedia
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
artificial — (adj.) late 14c., in the phrase artificial day part of the day from sunrise to sunset, from O.Fr. artificial, from L. artificialis of or belonging to art, from artificium (see ARTIFICE (Cf. artifice)). Meaning made by man (opposite of natural) is … Etymology 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 — ar|ti|fi|cial [ ,artı fıʃl ] adjective ** 1. ) made by people and used instead of something natural: The growers use both natural and artificial light. The product contains no artificial colors, flavors, or preservatives. a ) made by people to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
artificial */*/ — UK [ˌɑː(r)tɪˈfɪʃ(ə)l] / US [ˌɑrtɪˈfɪʃ(ə)l] adjective 1) a) made by people and used instead of something natural The growers use both natural and artificial light. The product contains no artificial colours, flavours, or preservatives. b) made by… … English 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 florist — noun Someone who makes or sells artificial flowers. Some stores in New York are confined to the sale of materials for artificial florists. Syn: artificial flower maker, artificial flower manufacturer … Wiktionary
artificial*/ — [ˌɑːtɪˈfɪʃ(ə)l] adj 1) not natural or real, but made by people The growers use both natural and artificial light.[/ex] artificial flowers/fur/snow[/ex] The product contains no artificial colours or flavours.[/ex] 2) not sincere Syn: false an… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
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