absolute

absolu, total

Entier, sans rien qui manque et sans limites ni exceptions.

En anglais simple : Complete or total, with nothing missing and no limits or exceptions.

• The room was in absolute darkness.
• He demanded absolute silence during the test.
• We cannot predict the result with absolute certainty.

Synonymes : complete, total, utter

Contraires : partial

Expressions courantes : absolute silence, absolute power, absolute certainty, absolute disaster

absolu

Vrai ou fixe en soi, sans dépendre de comparaisons, d’autres critères ou de conditions.

En anglais simple : True or fixed on its own, without depending on comparisons, other standards, or conditions.

• Is there an absolute standard of beauty?
• The theory rejects the idea of absolute knowledge.
• They compared absolute values rather than percentage changes.

Synonymes : independent, nonrelative

Contraires : relative

Expressions courantes : absolute truth, absolute value, absolute standard, absolute principle

parfait, absolu

Qui possède une qualité sous sa forme la plus complète et parfaite, sans aucun défaut.

En anglais simple : Having a quality in its fullest, most perfect form, without any fault.

• She aimed for absolute perfection.
• The sample had to meet a standard of absolute purity.
• The philosopher described an ideal of absolute beauty.

Synonymes : perfect, pure, flawless

Contraires : imperfect

Expressions courantes : absolute purity, absolute perfection, absolute beauty, absolute liberty

vérité absolue, principe absolu

Vérité ou règle considérée comme valable dans toute situation, quelles que soient les autres conditions.

En anglais simple : A truth or rule believed to apply in every situation, regardless of other conditions.

• She believes in moral absolutes.
• He treated honesty as an absolute.
• Are there any absolutes in human behavior?

Synonymes : universal truth, universal principle

Expressions courantes : moral absolute, no absolutes, ethical absolute, accept an absolute

l'absolu

Ce que l’on croit exister par soi-même, sans dépendre de quoi que ce soit d’autre.

En anglais simple : Something believed to exist on its own, without depending on anything else.

• The philosopher sought the absolute.
• They described an absolute beyond time and space.
• Her theory treats the mind as an independent absolute.

Expressions courantes : the absolute, an eternal absolute, belief in absolutes