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1 infancy
infancy [ˈɪnfənsɪ]a. petite enfance f, bas âge m* * *['ɪnfənsɪ]1) ( childhood) petite enfance f2) fig débuts mpl -
2 infancy
infancy n1 ( young childhood) première enfance f, petite enfance f ; from (one's) infancy de sa petite enfance ; in early infancy dans la toute petite enfance ; in (one's) infancy en bas âge ;2 fig débuts mpl ; in its infancy à ses débuts ; in the infancy of au tout début de [career, movement] ; to be still in its infancy fig [company, project] en être encore à ses débuts or à ses premiers balbutiements ;3 Jur minorité f. -
3 infancy
(a) (early childhood) petite enfance f;∎ a child in its infancy un enfant en bas âge(b) figurative débuts mpl, enfance f;∎ when electronics was still in its infancy quand l'électronique n'en était qu'à ses balbutiements
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