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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) -
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artificial [‚α:tɪˈfɪ∫əl]1. adjectivea. ( = synthetic) artificielb. ( = affected) affecté ; [smile] forcé2. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━* * *[ˌɑːtɪ'fɪʃl]adjective artificiel/-ielle -
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A n1 ○ ( person) as an actress, she's a natural c'est une actrice née ; he's a natural for the role of Hamlet il est fait pour jouer Hamlet ;3 ‡( simpleton) imbécile mf.B adj1 ( not artificial or man-made) [phenomenon, force, disaster, harbour, light, resources, process, progression, beauty, material, food] naturel/-elle ; the natural world le monde naturel ; in its natural state à l'état naturel ;2 (usual, normal) naturel/-elle, normal ; it's natural to do/to be c'est normal de faire/d'être ; it's natural for sb to do c'est normal que qn fasse ; the natural thing to do would be to protest la chose la plus normale serait de protester ; it's only natural c'est tout à fait naturel ; it's not natural! ce n'est pas normal! ; to die of natural causes mourir de mort naturelle or de sa belle mort ; death from natural causes Jur mort naturelle ; for the rest of one's natural life Jur à vie ;3 ( innate) [gift, talent, emotion, trait] inné ; [artist, professional, storyteller] né ; [affinity] naturel/-elle ; a natural advantage (of person, party, country) un atout ;4 ( unaffected) [person, manner] simple, naturel/-elle ; try and look more natural essaie d'avoir l'air plus naturel ; -
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(a) (of cloth, wood) fibre f;∎ artificial/natural fibres fibres fpl artificielles/naturelles;∎ figurative moral fibre force f morale;∎ figurative to love sb/sth with every fibre of one's being aimer qn/qch de tout son être∎ to be high in fibre (foodstuff) être riche en fibres;∎ high-fibre diet régime m ou alimentation f riche en fibres►► Computing fibre optics fibre f optique, fibres fpl optiques
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