abracadabra

abʁakadabʁa

Definition

Definition of abracadabra - Reverso French Dictionary

Interjection

magie

Rare

interjection évoquant une formule magique, la surprise ou une action spectaculairement réussie

Rare

Abracadabra ! Et le problème a disparu comme par enchantement.

hop

pouf

tadam

Noun, masculine

incompréhensible

Rare

chose mystérieuse et difficile à comprendre

Rare

Son explication était un véritable abracadabra pour moi.

charabia

énigme

magie ancienne

Dated

mot magique porté sur amulette pour guérir certaines maladies

Dated

Il portait un abracadabra gravé sur son pendentif.

formule magique

incantation

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Origin of abracadabra

latin, ab (à partir de) + ra (mot magique) + cadabra (je créer)

Examples of abracadabra in a sentence

Abracadabra ! Le dessert est déjà prêt.
Pour moi, ce code informatique est de l’abracadabra.
Le jargon médical reste un abracadabra pour les patients.
L’abracadabra était inscrit sur une bague ancienne.
On croyait que l’abracadabra protégeait des maladies graves.

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English:abracadabra, mystery, ...
German:Abrakadabra, Kauderwelsch, ...
Italian:abracadabra, mistero, ...
Spanish:abracadabra, galimatías, ...
Portuguese:abracadabra, charada, ...
Chinese:阿布拉卡达布拉, 天书, ...
Japanese:アブラカダブラ, ちんぷんかんぷん, ...
Arabic:أَبْرَكَدَبْرَا, طلاسم, ...
Hebrew:אַבְרָקַדַּבְּרָה, בַּרְדָּק, ...
Russian:абракадабра, тарабарщина, ...
Ukrainian:абракадабра, таємниця, ...
Catalan:abracadabra, galimaties, ...
Danish:abrakadabra, volapyk, ...
Dutch:abracadabra, mysterieus woord, ...
Greek:αμπρακαδάμπρα, ακαταλαβίστικο, ...
Hungarian:Hókuszpókusz!, halandzsa, ...
Khmer:អាប្រាកាដាប្រា, អ្វីដែលស្តាប់មិនយល់សោះ, ...
Korean:아브라카다브라, 수수께끼, ...
Polish:abrakadabra, czarna magia, ...
Portuguese (BR):abracadabra, mistério, ...
Romanian:abracadabra, mistere, ...
Swedish:abrakadabra, nonsens, ...
Thai:อะบราคาดาบรา, เรื่องลึกลับ, ...
Turkish:abrakadabra, anlaşılmaz şey, ...
Vietnamese:từ cảm thán như câu thần chú dùng khi làm phép, điều bí ẩn, ...

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Definition of abracadabra - Reverso French Dictionary

Interjection

Noun, masculine

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