dessein

desɛ̃

Definition

Definition of dessein - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

projet

Dated

intention ou but que quelqu'un veut réaliser

Dated

Il a formé le dessein de partir en voyage cet été.

intention

volonté

intention

Dated

projet ou plan organisé pour réaliser quelque chose

Dated

L'architecte présente son dessein pour la nouvelle école.

plan

projet

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à dessein

adv.

de façon volontaire et intentionnelle

Il a cassé ce vase à dessein pour attirer l'attention.

à dessein de

prep.

exprime l'intention ou l'objectif qui motive une action

Il est venu à dessein de nous informer de la situation.

dans ce dessein

adv.

pour atteindre cette intention ou ce but mentionné avant

Il étudia longuement le dossier et dans ce dessein, il consulta plusieurs experts.

grand dessein

projet très ambitieux dans n'importe quel domaine

Son grand dessein était de révolutionner l'industrie automobile.

dessein intelligent

théorie selon laquelle une intelligence supérieure a créé la vie

Le dessein intelligent est rejeté par la communauté scientifique.

à quel dessein

adv.

pour demander le but ou l'intention d'une action

À quel dessein m'avez-vous convoqué si tard ce soir ?

Origin of dessein

français, dessein (intention, plan)

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afin de

prep.

intention

indique une intention délibérée, un dessein volontaire

plan

intention

dessein secret ou intention cachée

sacrifier

victime

rendre quelqu'un victime d'un intérêt ou d'un dessein

Examples of dessein in a sentence

Elle a révélé son dessein lors de la réunion.
Son dessein était de voyager autour du monde.
Ils ont abandonné leur dessein après de longues discussions.

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English:intention, scheme, ...
German:Absicht, Entwurf, ...
Italian:intenzione, disegno, ...
Spanish:intención, proyecto, ...
Portuguese:propósito, plano, ...
Chinese:打算, 方案, ...
Japanese:意図, 企画, ...
Arabic:نِيَّة, خُطَّة, ...
Hebrew:תַּכְנִית, תָּכְנִית, ...
Russian:замысел, идея, ...
Ukrainian:намір, ...
Catalan:propòsit, projecte, ...
Danish:hensigt, plan, ...
Dutch:voornemen, opzet, ...
Greek:σκοπός, σχέδιο, ...
Hungarian:szándék, elgondolás, ...
Khmer:គោលបំណង, គម្រោង, ...
Korean:의도, 기획, ...
Polish:zamiar, zamysł, ...
Portuguese (BR):intenção, plano, ...
Romanian:intenție, proiect, ...
Swedish:avsikt, plan, ...
Thai:เจตนา, โครงการ, ...
Turkish:niyet, tasarı, ...
Vietnamese:ý định, kế hoạch, ...

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Definition of dessein - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

Expressions with dessein

Origin of dessein

Terms related to dessein

Terms with dessein included in their meaning

Examples of dessein in a sentence

View all translations of dessein

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