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absolute [ˈæbsəlu:t]1. adjectivea. absolu2. nounabsolu m3. compounds* * *['æbsəluːt] 1.2.the absolute — l'absolu m
1) ( complete) [monarch, minimum, majority] also Mathematics, Philosophy absolu2) ( emphatic) [chaos, idiot] véritable (before n)3) Physics, Chemistry [humidity, scale] maximum; [zero] absolu4) Lawdecree absolute — décret m irrévocable
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A n1 the absolute l'absolu m ;2 (rule, principle) vérité f absolue ; rigid absolutes des vérités qui n'admettent aucune contradiction.B adj1 ( complete) [certainty, discretion, minimum, proof, right etc] absolu ; Pol [power, monarch] absolu ; absolute majority Pol majorité f absolue ; absolute beginner vrai débutant ;2 ( emphatic) [chaos, disaster, idiot, scandal] véritable ;4 Jur decree absolute décret m irrévocable ; the decree was made absolute le décret a été prononcé irrévocable ;5 Ling [ablative, construction] absolu ; -
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relative ['relətɪv](a) (comparative) relatif;∎ to live in relative comfort vivre dans un confort relatif;∎ the relative advantages of electricity as opposed to gas les avantages relatifs de l'électricité par rapport au gaz;∎ taxation is relative to income l'imposition est proportionnelle au revenu;∎ the relative qualities of the two candidates les qualités respectives des deux candidats(b) (not absolute) relatif2 noun∎ relative by marriage parent(e) m,f par alliance;∎ she is my closest living relative c'est la plus proche parente qui me reste;∎ she has relatives in Canada elle a de la famille au Canada;∎ he's a relative of mine il fait partie de ma famillerelativement à►► Photography relative aperture ouverture f relative de l'objectif;Physics relative atomic mass poids m ou masse f atomique;Grammar relative clause (proposition f) relative f;Grammar relative conjunction conjonction f relative;relative density densité f relative;relative humidity humidité f relative;Music relative major ton m majeur relatif;Marketing relative market share part f de marché relative;Music relative minor ton m mineur relatif;Physics relative molecular mass masse f moléculaire;Grammar relative pronoun pronom m relatif
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