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1 characterize
caractériser;∎ his music is characterized by a sense of joy sa musique se caractérise par une impression de joie;∎ the speaker characterized apartheid as utterly immoral le conférencier qualifia l'apartheid de totalement immoral;∎ Shakespeare characterized Henry VI as a weak but pious king Shakespeare a dépeint Henri VI comme un roi faible mais pieux;∎ the long pauses that characterize his speech les longs silences qui caractérisent son discoursUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > characterize
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2 characterize
characterize [ˈkærɪktəraɪz]* * *['kærəktəraɪz]transitive verb1) ( depict) dépeindre (as comme)2) ( typify) caractériser3) ( sum up) représenter [era, place]; faire le portrait de [person] -
3 characterise
1) (to be the obvious feature of: The giraffe is characterized by its long neck.) caractériser2) (to describe (as): She characterized him as weak and indecisive.) décrire -
4 characterize
1) (to be the obvious feature of: The giraffe is characterized by its long neck.) caractériser2) (to describe (as): She characterized him as weak and indecisive.) décrire -
5 time
1. noun1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) heure2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) temps3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.) moment, époque4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') temps5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) moment6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) fois7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) période, temps8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) tempo2. verb1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) chronométrer2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) choisir le moment de•- timeless- timelessly - timelessness - timely - timeliness - timer - times - timing - time bomb - time-consuming - time limit - time off - time out - timetable - all in good time - all the time - at times - be behind time - for the time being - from time to time - in good time - in time - no time at all - no time - one - two at a time - on time - save - waste time - take one's time - time and time again - time and again -
6 characterize
1 Literat [artist, writer, work] dépeindre [era, place, person] ; to characterize sb as dépeindre qn comme ;2 ( typify) caractériser ; to be characterized by se caractériser par ; -
7 sharply
2 ( harshly) [say, speak, reply] d'un ton brusque ; [criticize, accuse] vivement, sévèrement ; [look, glare] durement ; the article was sharply critical of the government l'article était une critique virulente du gouvernement ;3 ( distinctly) [differ, contrast, stand out] nettement ; [defined] nettement ; to bring sth sharply into focus lit cadrer qch avec netteté ; fig faire passer qch au premier plan ;4 ( perceptively) [say] très justement ; [observe] avec acuité ; [characterized, drawn] avec acuité ; [aware] vivement ; to be sharply intelligent avoir une intelligence vive. -
8 culture
culture ['kʌltʃə(r)]1 noun(a) (civilization, learning) culture f;∎ popular/youth culture culture f populaire/des jeunes;∎ a man of culture un homme cultivé ou qui a de la culture;∎ to have no culture être inculte(b) (ethos, environment)∎ the system breeds a culture of nepotism ce système favorise le copinage à tous les niveaux;∎ the culture of violence inherent in some forms of nationalism la violence inhérente à certaines formes de nationalisme;∎ a society characterized by a culture of individualism une société où l'individualisme règne en maître∎ physical culture culture f physique►► culture gap fossé m culturel;Biology culture medium milieu m de culture;culture shock choc m culturel; -
9 vicissitudinous
vicissitudinous [vɪ‚sɪsɪ'tju:dɪnəs]formal (subject to vicissitude) sujet à des vicissitudes; (characterized by vicissitude) marqué par des vicissitudesUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > vicissitudinous
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characterized — adj. stated precisely; of the meaning of words or concepts. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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characterized by art — index artful Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
characterized by decision — index decisive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
characterized by excess — index excessive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
characterized by reflection — index deliberate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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well-characterized — adj. * * * … Universalium
sequence characterized amplified region — Abbreviation: SCAR A molecular marker obtained by the conversion to a sequence tagged site of a single random amplified polymorphic DNA product … Glossary of Biotechnology
well-characterized — adj … Useful english dictionary