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1 édifiant
édifiant, e [edifjɑ̃, jɑ̃t]adjective* * *édifiante edifjɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif1) ( exemplaire) edifying2) ( instructif) enlightening* * *edifjɑ̃, jɑ̃t adj édifiant, -e* * *1 fml ( exemplaire) edifying;2 ( instructif) enlightening. -
2 lecture
lecture [lεktyʀ]feminine nouna. [de document, livre] readingb. ( = livre) apportez-moi de la lecture bring me something to read• quelles sont vos lectures favorites ? what do you like reading?c. [de CD, cassette, disque dur] appuyer sur « lecture » press "play"━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━* * *lɛktyʀ1) (de livre, journal) readingdonner lecture de quelque chose — fml to read out something
2) ( interprétation) reading, interpretation3) ( ce qu'on lit) reading materialce sont mes lectures préférées — it's my favourite [BrE] (kind of) reading
4) (de musique, radiographie, graphique) reading5) Politique reading6) Audio play7) Informatique reading* * *lɛktyʀ nf* * *lecture nf1 (de livre, journal) reading; la lecture à voix haute reading aloud; à la deuxième lecture on the second reading; organiser des lectures d'œuvres théâtrales/de poésies to organize play/poetry readings; livre d'une lecture ardue/agréable book which is difficult/pleasant to read or a difficult/good read; faire la lecture à qn to read to sb; donner lecture de qch fml to read out sth;2 ( interprétation) reading, interpretation; une lecture marxiste/freudienne a Marxist/Freudian reading;3 ( ce qu'on lit) reading material; tu as pris de la lecture? have you brought something to read?; avoir de bonnes/mauvaises lectures ( jugement de valeur) to read good/trashy books; ( jugement moral) to read edifying/unsavouryGB books; ce sont mes lectures préférées it's what I like reading best, it's my favouriteGB (kind of) reading;4 (de musique, radiographie, graphique) reading; lecture à vue sight-reading;5 Pol reading; proposition de loi adoptée en première lecture bill passed at its first reading;6 ( en hi-fi) playback;[lɛktyr] nom féminin1. [déchiffrage - d'un texte, d'une carte] readingla photocopie ne facilite pas la lecture du plan the plan is more difficult to read because it has been photocopied2. (toujours singulier) [capacité] reading3. [à voix haute] readinglecture optique optical reading, optical character recognition -
3 moralisateur
moralisateur, -trice [mɔʀalizatœʀ, tʀis]adjective[discours, ton] sanctimonious* * *- trice mɔʀalizatœʀ, tʀis adjectif [personne, ton, discours] moralizing, moralistic; [histoire] with a moral (épith, après n)* * *mɔʀalizatœʀ, tʀis (-trice)1. adjmoralizing, sanctimonious2. nm/f* * *moralisateur, - trice adj [personne, ton, discours] moralizing, moralistic; [histoire] with a moral ( épith, après n).( féminin moralisatrice) [mɔralizatɶr, tris] adjectif2. [histoire] edifying————————, moralisatrice [mɔralizatɶr, tris] nom masculin, nom féminin
См. также в других словарях:
Edifying — Ed i*fy ing, a. Instructing; improving; as, an edifying conversation. {Ed i*fy ing*ly}, adv. {Ed i*fy ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
edifying — index beneficial, didactic, informative, meritorious, profitable, salutary, valuable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
edifying — [[t]e̱dɪfaɪɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe something as edifying, you mean that it benefits you in some way, for example by teaching you about something. [FORMAL] In the 18th century art was seen, along with music and poetry, as something… … English dictionary
edifying — ed|i|fy|ing [ˈedıfaı ıŋ] adj formal an edifying speech, book etc improves your mind or moral character by teaching you something sometimes used humorously ▪ No one would claim that the film is morally edifying … Dictionary of contemporary English
edifying — adjective formal or humorous an edifying speech, book etc improves your mind or moral character by teaching you something: No one would claim that the film is morally edifying … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Edifying — Edify Ed i*fy, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Edified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Edifying}.] [F. [ e]difier, L. aedificare; aedes a building, house, orig., a fireplace (akin to Gr. ? to burn, Skr. idh to kindle, OHG. eit funeral pile, AS. [=a]d, OIr. aed fire) +… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
edifying — un·edifying; … English syllables
edifying — edify ► VERB (edifies, edified) ▪ instruct or improve morally or intellectually. DERIVATIVES edification noun edifying adjective. ORIGIN Latin aedificare build … English terms dictionary
edifying — adjective enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement (Freq. 1) the paintings in the church served an edifying purpose even for those who could not read • Syn: ↑enlightening • Ant: ↑unedifying … Useful english dictionary
edifying — adjective a) That educates, informs, illuminates or instructs. b) That enlightens or uplifts … Wiktionary
edifying — Synonyms and related words: autodidactic, coeducational, cultural, didactic, disciplinary, educating, educational, educative, enlightening, exhortatory, homiletic, hortatory, illuminating, informative, initiatory, instructive, introductory,… … Moby Thesaurus
