contempler

kɔ̃tɑ̃ple

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Conjugation

Definition of contempler - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

observationregarder longuement avec attention et souvent avec admiration

Elle contemplait le coucher de soleil depuis sa fenêtre.

admirer

observer

réflexionréfléchir profondément à quelque chose, y penser avec attention

Il contemplait son avenir avec inquiétude.

méditer

réfléchir

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Expressions with contempler

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se contempler le nombril

être trop concentré sur soi-même et ses propres problèmes

Il passe son temps à se contempler le nombril au lieu d'aider.

Origin of contempler

latin, contemplari (regarder attentivement)

Terms with contempler included in their meaning

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spiritualité

contempler spirituellement un sujet pour se développer intérieurement

se repaître de

plaisir

prendre un plaisir intense à contempler ou écouter

Examples of contempler in a sentence

Nous avons contemplé le tableau pendant de longues minutes.
Elle aime contempler la mer au coucher du soleil.
Il a passé des heures à contempler le tableau dans le musée.

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English:contemplate, ponder, ...
German:betrachten, nachsinnen, ...
Italian:contemplare, meditare, ...
Spanish:contemplar, meditar, ...
Portuguese:contemplar, ponderar, ...
Chinese:凝视, 深思, ...
Japanese:見つめる, 熟考する, ...
Arabic:تأمّل, تفكّر, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְבּוֹנֵן, לְהַרְהֵר, ...
Russian:созерцать, размышлять, ...
Ukrainian:милуватися, замислюватися, ...
Catalan:contemplar, reflexionar, ...
Danish:betragte, tænke over, ...
Dutch:bekijken, overpeinzen, ...
Greek:θαυμάζω, στοχάζομαι, ...
Khmer:សញ្ជឹងមើល, ពិចារណា, ...
Korean:감상하다, 곰곰이 생각하다, ...
Polish:kontemplować, rozważać, ...
Portuguese (BR):contemplar, refletir profundamente, ...
Romanian:a contempla, a medita, ...
Swedish:betrakta, begrunda, ...
Thai:ชื่นชม, ครุ่นคิด, ...
Turkish:seyretmek, derin derin düşünmek, ...
Vietnamese:chiêm ngưỡng, suy ngẫm, ...

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