effleurement

eflœʁmɑ̃

Definition

Definition of effleurement - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

léger contactcontact très léger et délicat avec quelque chose

L'effleurement de sa main sur mon bras m'a fait frissonner.

caresse

frôlement

géologie

TECH.

endroit où une roche apparaît à la surface du sol

TECH.

Les géologues ont étudié l'effleurement de calcaire dans la falaise.

affleurement

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Images of effleurement

endroit où une roche apparaît à la surface du sol

Expressions with effleurement

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touche à effleurement

bouton qui réagit au simple contact du doigt sans pression

L'écran dispose de touches à effleurement très sensibles.

Origin of effleurement

français, effleurer (toucher légèrement)

Terms with effleurement included in their meaning

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du bout du doigt

adj.

contrôle facile

qui fonctionne par simple effleurement d'un doigt

friser

effleurement

toucher très légèrement en effleurant

rasant

adj.

effleurement

qui effleure ou passe très près d'une surface

harmonique

musique

note plus aiguë obtenue par effleurement d'une corde

Examples of effleurement in a sentence

L'effleurement des lèvres sur la joue était à peine perceptible.
Un effleurement de granite a été cartographié près du village.
L'effleurement affleure juste au bord de la rivière.

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English:brush, outcrop, ...
German:Berührung, Aufschluss, ...
Italian:sfioramento, affioramento, ...
Spanish:roce, afloramiento, ...
Portuguese:toque suave, afloramento, ...
Chinese:轻触, 露头, ...
Japanese:かすかな触れ, 露頭, ...
Arabic:لمسة خفيفة, تعرية صخرية, ...
Hebrew:נְגִיעָה קַלָּה, חֲשִׂיפַת סֶלַע, ...
Russian:прикосновение, выход породы, ...
Ukrainian:легкий дотик, відслонення, ...
Catalan:lleu contacte, aflorament, ...
Danish:strejf, blotning, ...
Dutch:lichte aanraking, dagzoming, ...
Greek:ελαφρύ άγγιγμα, αποκάλυψη, ...
Hungarian:érintés, kibúvás, ...
Khmer:ការប៉ះស្រាល, ថ្មលេចផ្ទៃ, ...
Korean:스침, 노두, ...
Polish:muśnięcie, wypuklenie skalne, ...
Portuguese (BR):toque leve, afloramento, ...
Romanian:atingere ușoară, afloriment, ...
Swedish:lätt beröring, blottning, ...
Thai:การสัมผัสเบา ๆ, หินโผล่, ...
Turkish:hafif dokunuş, kaya yüzeyi, ...
Vietnamese:sự chạm nhẹ, vết lộ đá, ...

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