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climax ['klaɪmæks]1 noun(a) (highest point) paroxysme m; (of film, play, piece of music) point m culminant; (of career) apogée f, point m culminant;∎ the directorship was the climax of her business career son poste d'administratrice marqua l'apogée de sa carrière dans les affaires;∎ this brought matters to a climax ceci a porté l'affaire à son point culminant;∎ as the battle reached its climax lorsque la bataille fut à son paroxysme;∎ he worked up to the climax of his story il amena le récit à son point culminant(c) (in rhetoric) gradation f(a) (film, story) atteindre son paroxysme ou point culminant;∎ a tough election campaign climaxing in victory on polling day une campagne électorale acharnée qui a été couronnée de succès le jour du scrutin(b) (sexually) atteindre l'orgasmeamener ou porter à son point culminant
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