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1 somptuosité
sɔ̃ptɥozitenom féminin liter sumptuousness* * *sɔ̃ptɥozite nf[palais, décor, repas] sumptuousness, [cadeau] lavishness* * *somptuosité nf liter sumptuousness.[sɔ̃ptɥozite] nom féminin -
2 richesse
richesse [ʀi∫εs]1. feminine nouna. [de pays, personne] wealth• notre ferme, c'est notre seule richesse this farm is all we haveb. [d'aliment, collection, sol, texte, vocabulaire, végétation] richness2. plural feminine noun* * *ʀiʃɛs
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1) (de personne, pays) wealth2) ( de bijoux) magnificence; (d'étoffe, de vêtement) richness; (de mobilier, demeure) sumptuousness3) ( teneur) richness (en in)4) (de faune, vocabulaire, collection) richness; ( de documentation) wealth
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richesses nom féminin pluriel1) ( biens matériels) wealth [U]2) ( objets de grande valeur) treasures3) ( ressources) resources* * *ʀiʃɛs1. nf1) [personne, pays] wealth2) [aliment, sol] richness2. richesses nfplwealth sg, [littérature, langue] treasures* * *A nf1 (de personne, pays) wealth; être une source de richesse pour to be a source of wealth for; notre principale richesse our main source of wealth; faire la richesse d'un pays/d'une ville [activité, pétrole] to bring wealth to a country/a town; étaler sa richesse to flaunt one's wealth; vivre dans la richesse to live in (the lap of) luxury; richesse nationale national wealth; ce lopin de terre c'est toute notre richesse this plot of land is all we have;2 (luxe, somptuosité) ( de bijoux) magnificence; (d'étoffe, de vêtement) richness; (de mobilier, demeure) sumptuousness; décoration d'une trop grande richesse over-elaborate decoration;3 ( teneur) richness (en in); la richesse d'un aliment en sucre the sugar content of a food ; la trop grande richesse d'un aliment en sel a food's excessive salt content;4 ( abondance) (de végétation, faune, vocabulaire, collection) richness; ( de documentation) wealth.B richesses nfpl2 ( objets de grande valeur) treasures; les richesses d'un musée the treasures of a museum;3 ( ressources) resources; richesses naturelles natural resources.[riʃɛs] nom féminin1. [fortune - d'une personne] wealth ; [ - d'une région, d'une nation] wealth, affluence, prosperity4. [complexité - du vocabulaire, de la langue] richness ; [ - de l'imagination] creativeness, inventiveness————————richesses nom féminin pluriel[ressources] resourcesrichesses minières/naturelles mining/natural resources -
3 faste
faste [fast]1. masculine noun2. adjective[année, période] ( = de chance) lucky ; ( = prospère) prosperous* * *fast
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adjectif auspicious
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nom masculin splendour [BrE], pomp* * *fast1. nmsplendour Grande-Bretagne splendor USA2. adj(période) (= d'abondance) prosperous* * *B nm splendourGB, pomp; avec faste with pomp.[fast] adjectif————————[fast] nom masculinsans faste simply, quietly, plainly————————fastes nom masculin pluriel
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