climax
klimaksə
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Definition of climax - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

1.
rhétoriquepoint culminant d'une progression ou gradation
  • Le climax de son discours a captivé l'audience.
apogée point culminant
2.
écologieTECH.état final stable d'une succession de végétationsTECH.
  • La forêt a atteint son climax après plusieurs siècles.
état stable
3.
harmonieDatedtrait musical où deux parties progressent en tiercesDated
  • Le compositeur utilise un climax dans cette fugue.
4.
chantDatedtrait de chant répété en montant d'un tonDated
  • Ce climax crée une tension musicale remarquable.
5.
prestidigitationRaremoment final spectaculaire d'un tour de magieRare
  • Le climax du spectacle a émerveillé les spectateurs.
apothéose
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Origin of climax

latin, climax (échelle, échelon)

Terms related to climax

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aboutissementdénouementgradualitéintensitéparoxysmeprogressionsuspensetensionbiocénosedynamiqueécosystèmeforêt

Examples of climax in a sentence

  • Son discours a atteint un climax émouvant qui a touché tout le public.
  • Le marais représente le climax de cette zone humide.
  • Le climax est rarement atteint dans les prairies exploitées.
  • Le climax apparaît au milieu du morceau.
  • On entend un climax entre les violons et les altos.
  • Le chanteur utilise un climax pour impressionner le public.

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  1. English:climax, climax community, ...
  2. German:Klimax, Klimaxstadium, ...
  3. Italian:climax, punto culminante, ...
  4. Spanish:clímax, estado clímax, ...
  5. Portuguese:clímax, movimento em terças, ...
  6. Chinese:高潮, 极极, ...
  7. Japanese:クライマックス, 極相, ...
  8. Arabic:ذروة, ذُرْوَة التَّعَاقُب, ...
  9. Hebrew:שִׂיא, קְלִימַקְס, ...
  10. Russian:кульминация, климакс, ...
  11. Ukrainian:кульмінація, клімакс, ...
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