abstract

résumé

Court texte présentant les points essentiels d’un texte plus long.

En anglais simple : A short piece of writing that gives the main points of a longer text.

• Read the abstract first.
• She wrote an abstract for her research paper.
• The journal requires abstracts of fewer than two hundred words.

Comment l'utiliser : abstract of something (The abstract of the paper explains the main findings.)

Synonymes : summary, overview

Expressions courantes : research abstract, write an abstract, abstract of something, published abstract

œuvre abstraite, tableau abstrait

Œuvre utilisant des formes et des couleurs qui ne représentent pas clairement des choses réelles.

En anglais simple : A picture or other artwork made with shapes and colors that do not clearly show real things.

• She painted a bright abstract.
• Two abstracts hang above the sofa.
• The gallery sold his latest abstract yesterday.

Synonymes : abstract artwork

Expressions courantes : colorful abstract, paint an abstract

abstraction, concept abstrait

Idée ou mot désignant une qualité plutôt qu’un objet qu’on peut voir ou toucher.

En anglais simple : An idea or word for a quality, rather than a thing you can see or touch.

• Justice is an abstract.
• The philosopher discussed several abstracts, including beauty and truth.
• We find it easier to understand objects than abstracts.

Synonymes : abstraction, concept

Expressions courantes : an abstract, philosophical abstract

extrait médicinal en poudre

Poudre obtenue à partir d’une substance médicinale et mélangée à du lactose, le sucre du lait.

En anglais simple : A powder made from a substance used as medicine and mixed with milk sugar.

• The pharmacist prepared an abstract.
• The abstract contained a plant extract and lactose.
• These abstracts were once used as medicines.

Expressions courantes : medicinal abstract, prepare an abstract

abstrait

Qui concerne des idées ou des qualités plutôt que des choses qu’on peut voir ou toucher.

En anglais simple : Relating to ideas or qualities rather than things you can see or touch.

• Freedom is an abstract idea.
• Children sometimes struggle with abstract concepts.
• Her writing turns abstract thoughts into clear pictures.

Synonymes : conceptual

Contraires : concrete

Expressions courantes : abstract idea, abstract concept, abstract thought

général, abstrait

Qui présente quelque chose de manière générale, sans s’attarder sur des exemples ou des détails précis.

En anglais simple : Describing something in a general way, without focusing on particular examples or details.

• We discussed the abstract principle first.
• The model gives an abstract description of the system.
• Can you explain this abstract rule with an example?

Synonymes : general

Contraires : specific

Expressions courantes : abstract principle, abstract model, abstract description

théorique, abstrait

Qui porte sur des idées plutôt que sur des situations réelles ou des applications pratiques.

En anglais simple : Concerned with ideas rather than real situations or practical use.

• The debate was too abstract.
• We need practical answers to these abstract questions.
• His abstract theory has little use in everyday life.

Synonymes : theoretical, academic

Contraires : practical

Expressions courantes : abstract discussion, abstract theory, abstract argument

abstrait, attributif

Qui considère une qualité seule, séparément de la chose qui la possède.

En anglais simple : Describing a quality on its own, separately from the thing that has it.

• The analysis treats redness as an abstract property.
• The abstract term names the quality alone.
• An abstract description separates the attribute from its object.

Synonymes : attributive, ascriptive

Expressions courantes : abstract property, abstract quality, abstract term