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categorical [‚kætɪˈgɒrɪkəl]* * *[ˌkætə'gɒrɪkl], US [-'gɔːr-]categoric [ˌkætə'gɒrɪk], US [-'gɔːr-] adjective catégorique -
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adj.1) catégorique; péremptoire; formel2) générique; catégoriel(le)English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > categorical
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flat [flæt]plat ⇒ 1 (a), 3 (b), 3 (c) dégonflé ⇒ 1 (a) crevé ⇒ 1 (a) à plat ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (d) éventé ⇒ 1 (b) monotone ⇒ 1 (c) en dessous du ton ⇒ 1 (e), 2 (c) catégorique ⇒ 1 (f) fixe ⇒ 1 (g) catégoriquement ⇒ 1 (f), 2 (a) appartement ⇒ 3 (a) bémol ⇒ 3 (e) crevaison ⇒ 3 (f)(a) (countryside, feet, stomach, chest, shoes) plat; (surface) plan; (roof) plat, en terrasse; (nose) épaté, camus; (curve) aplati; (tyre → deflated) à plat, dégonflé; (→ punctured) crevé; (ball, balloon) dégonflé; (picture) sans relief; (in painting → colour) mat; Architecture (vault) plat; (arch) déprimé;∎ to stretch out flat (person) s'allonger à plat;∎ to stand flat against the wall (person) se plaquer contre le mur; (item of furniture) être adossé contre le mur;∎ it folds up flat c'est pliable;∎ he was lying flat on his back il était allongé à plat sur le dos;∎ figurative to be flat on one's back (with illness) être alité;∎ lay the book flat on the desk pose le livre à plat sur le bureau;∎ also figurative to knock sb flat faire tomber qn à la renverse;∎ the blow laid him flat le coup l'a assommé;∎ to fall flat on one's back tomber sur le dos;∎ to fall flat on one's face tomber la tête la première; figurative se casser le nez;∎ the city had been bombed flat les bombardements avaient rasé la ville(b) (soft drink, beer, champagne) éventé;∎ to go flat (beer, soft drink) s'éventer, perdre ses bulles(c) figurative (monotonous → style, voice) monotone, terne; (without emotion → voice) éteint; (stock market, business) au point mort; (social life) peu animé;∎ to feel flat se sentir vidé ou à plat;∎ business has been a bit flat lately les affaires sont calmes ces derniers temps∎ to be flat (singer) chanter en dessous du ton ou trop bas; (instrumentalist) jouer en dessous du ton ou trop bas;∎ E flat mi m bémol(f) (categorical → refusal, denial) catégorique;∎ to give a flat refusal refuser catégoriquement;∎ you're not going, and that's flat! tu n'iras pas, un point c'est tout!2 adverb(a) (categorically) catégoriquement;∎ she turned me down flat elle m'a opposé un refus catégorique∎ in thirty seconds flat en trente secondes pile∎ flat broke complètement fauché3 noun∎ (block of) flats immeuble m (d'habitation)(b) (of hand, blade) plat m(f) familiar (puncture) crevaison□ f; (punctured tyre) pneu m crevé□ ; (deflated tyre) pneu m à plat□ ;∎ we got a flat (puncture) nous avons crevé∎ salt flats marais mpl salants5 flat out2 adverb∎ to work flat out travailler d'arrache-pied;∎ to be going flat out (car) être à sa vitesse maximum; (driver, runner, horse) être au maximum ou à fond;∎ the car does 100 mph flat out ≃ la vitesse maximale ou de pointe de la voiture est de 160 km/h;∎ she's going flat out to win the chairmanship elle met tout en jeu pour obtenir la présidence►► flat bed (of lorry) plateau m;flat blade screwdriver tournevis m à lame plate, tournevis m plat;Nautical flat calm calme m plat;British flat cap casquette f;Computing flat file fichier m de données non structurées;Computing & Television flat monitor écran m plat;Computing flat panel display moniteur m à écran plat;Horseracing flat race course f de plat;Computing & Television flat screen écran m plat;Horseracing flat season saison f des courses de plat;Australian flat white (coffee) café m au lait -
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imperative [ɪm'perətɪv](a) (essential) (absolument) essentiel, impératif;∎ it's imperative that you reply immediately il faut absolument que vous répondiez tout de suite;∎ it was imperative to finalize the deal il fallait impérativement conclure l'affaire(b) (categorical → orders, voice, tone) impérieux, impératif2 nounGrammar impératif m;∎ in the imperative à l'impératif
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Categorical — Cat e*gor ic*al, a. 1. Of or pertaining to a category. [1913 Webster] 2. Not hypothetical or relative; admitting no conditions or exceptions; declarative; absolute; positive; express; as, a categorical proposition, or answer. [1913 Webster] The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
categorical — I adjective absolute, apodictic, assured, authoritative, beyond a shadow of doubt, beyond all question, clear cut, complete, conclusive, confident, convinced, convincing, decided, decisive, definite, definitive, definitus, distinct, dogmatic,… … Law dictionary
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categorical — [adj] explicit, unconditional absolute, all out*, certain, clear cut, definite, definitive, direct, downright, emphatic, express, flat out*, forthright, no holds barred*, no strings attached*, positive, specific, straight out, sure, ultimate,… … New thesaurus
categorical — (also categoric) ► ADJECTIVE ▪ unambiguously explicit and direct. DERIVATIVES categorically adverb … English terms dictionary
categorical — [kat΄ə gôr′i kəl, kat΄əgär′i kəl] adj. [LL categoricus: see CATEGORY & ICAL] 1. without qualifications or conditions; absolute; positive; direct; explicit: said of a statement, theory, etc. 2. of, as, or in a category: Also categoric… … English World dictionary
Categorical — See:* Categorical imperative * Morley s categoricity theorem * Categorical data analysis * Categorical distribution * Categorical logic * Categorical syllogism * Categorical proposition * Categorization * Categorical perception * Category theory… … Wikipedia
categorical — cat|e|gor|i|cal [ˌkætıˈgɔrıkəl US ˈgo: , ˈga: ] adj [usually before noun] [Date: 1500 1600; : Late Latin; Origin: categoricus, from Greek, from kategoria; CATEGORY] a categorical statement is a clear statement that something is definitely true or … Dictionary of contemporary English
categorical — [[t]kæ̱tɪgɒ̱rɪk(ə)l, AM gɔ͟ːr [/t]] ADJ GRADED If you are categorical about something, you state your views very definitely and firmly. ...his categorical denial of the charges of sexual harassment... He is quite categorical that the UN should… … English dictionary
categorical — adjective a categorical statement is a clear statement that something is definitely true: categorical denial/statement/assurance etc: Can you give us a categorical assurance that no jobs will be lost? … Longman dictionary of contemporary English