exergue

ɛɡzɛʁɡ

Definition

Definition of exergue - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

numismatique

Dated

petit espace au bas d'une monnaie ou médaille pour une inscription

Dated

L'exergue de cette pièce contient la date de frappe.

bandeau

légende

contenu

Dated

inscription, date ou devise placée dans cet espace

Dated

L'exergue indique l'année de création de la médaille.

devise

inscription

littérature

Rare

citation placée en début de texte pour illustrer le propos

Rare

L'auteur a choisi un vers de Baudelaire en exergue de son chapitre.

épigraphe

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Expressions with exergue

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mettre en exergue

faire ressortir quelque chose d'important, souligner

Le rapport met en exergue les problèmes principaux de l'entreprise.

mise en exergue

action de faire ressortir un élément particulier dans un groupe

La mise en exergue de ce détail aide à comprendre le problème.

Origin of exergue

latin, ex (hors) + ergon (travail)

Examples of exergue in a sentence

Le graveur a signé dans l'exergue de la médaille.
L'exergue porte une citation latine.
Sur la pièce, l'exergue mentionne la République française.
L'exergue du poème évoque la solitude.
Elle a choisi une citation célèbre comme exergue pour son discours.

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English:exergue, inscription, ...
German:Exergue, Inschrift, ...
Italian:esergo, epigrafe, ...
Spanish:exergo, inscripción, ...
Portuguese:exergue, exergo, ...
Chinese:币缘, 题词, ...
Japanese:地, 銘文欄, ...
Arabic:إكسرجة, كتابة تذكارية, ...
Hebrew:כְּתוֹבֶת, אֶקְסֶרְגּוּ, ...
Russian:экзерга, надпись на монете, ...
Ukrainian:екзерга, підпис, ...
Catalan:exergue, inscripció, ...
Danish:ekserg, indskrift, ...
Dutch:exergue, onderschrift, ...
Greek:εξέργκιο, επιγραφή, ...
Hungarian:exergum, felirat, ...
Khmer:ផ្នែកខាងក្រោមសម្រាប់ចារឹកលើកាក់ឬមេដាយ, អក្សរចារឹក, ...
Korean:동전 하단의 각인 공간, 각인, ...
Polish:margines, ekserg, ...
Portuguese (BR):exergue, exergo, ...
Romanian:exergă, ...
Swedish:exerg, inskrift, ...
Thai:ช่องจารึก, จารึก, ...
Turkish:egzerg, exerg, ...
Vietnamese:chân đồng tiền, dòng chữ ở chân huy chương, ...

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Definition of exergue - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

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