élixir

eliksiʁ

Definition

Definition of élixir - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

pharmacieboisson alcoolisée mélangée avec des sirops et des substances actives

Le pharmacien prépare un élixir contre la toux.

potion

magieliqueur légendaire aux pouvoirs magiques ou extraordinaires

Les alchimistes cherchaient l'élixir de longue vie.

potion magique

quintessenceessence la plus pure et précieuse de quelque chose

Ce parfum est l'élixir de la rose.

essence

quintessence

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Images of élixir

boisson alcoolisée mélangée avec des sirops et des substances actives

Expressions with élixir

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élixir d'amour

boisson magique censée faire naître l'amour chez celui qui la boit

Dans le conte, la sorcière prépara un élixir d'amour pour la princesse.

élixir de vie

potion magique censée donner la vie éternelle ou l'immortalité

Les alchimistes cherchaient l'élixir de vie pour devenir immortels.

élixir de longue vie

substance légendaire censée prolonger la vie ou donner l'immortalité

Les alchimistes cherchaient l'élixir de longue vie depuis des siècles.

élixir parégorique

médicament à base d'opium utilisé contre la diarrhée

Le médecin a prescrit de l'élixir parégorique pour soigner la diarrhée.

Origin of élixir

arabe, al-iksîr (pierre philosophale, élixir)

Examples of élixir in a sentence

L'élixir doit être conservé à l'abri de la lumière.
Le héros a bu un élixir pour devenir invisible.
Cette potion est un élixir aux effets mystérieux.
L'artiste a créé un élixir de couleurs pour sa peinture.
Ce remède est considéré comme un élixir de jeunesse.

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English:elixir, quintessence, ...
German:Elixier, Quintessenz, ...
Italian:elisir, pozione magica, ...
Spanish:elixir, poción mágica, ...
Portuguese:elixir, quintessência, ...
Chinese:酏剂, 魔法药剂, ...
Japanese:エリキシル, エリクサー, ...
Arabic:إكسير, شراب سحري, ...
Hebrew:אֱלִיקְסִיר, שִׁיקּוּי קָסוּם, ...
Russian:эликсир, квинтэссенция, ...
Ukrainian:еліксир, сутність, ...
Catalan:elixir, quintessència, ...
Danish:eliksir, kvintessens, ...
Dutch:medicinale likeur, elixer, ...
Greek:ελιξίριο, πεμπτουσία, ...
Hungarian:elixír, varázsital, ...
Khmer:អេលិចស៊ីរ៍, អេលិចស៊ីរ, ...
Korean:엘릭서, 영약, ...
Polish:eliksir, kwintesencja, ...
Portuguese (BR):elixir, quintessência, ...
Romanian:elixir, esență pură, ...
Swedish:elixir, trolldryck, ...
Thai:เอลิกเซอร์, น้ำอมฤต, ...
Turkish:eliksir, iksir, ...
Vietnamese:thuốc elixir, rượu thần, ...

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