firmament

fiʁmamɑ̃

Definition

Definition of firmament - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

poésie

Dated

ciel dans un style poétique ou littéraire

Dated

Les oiseaux s'élèvent vers le firmament bleu de l'été.

azur

figurésommet ou point le plus élevé de quelque chose

Il a atteint le firmament de sa carrière politique.

apogée

sommet

zénith

astronomie ancienne

Dated

sphère imaginaire où les anciens croyaient que les étoiles étaient fixées

Dated

Les astronomes antiques pensaient que les étoiles étaient accrochées au firmament.

sphère céleste

voûte céleste

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ciel dans un style poétique ou littéraire

Expressions with firmament

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être au firmament

être au plus haut niveau de succès ou de bonheur

Après sa victoire, l'équipe était au firmament.

Origin of firmament

latin, firmamentum (support)

Examples of firmament in a sentence

Des étoiles scintillaient dans le firmament nocturne.
Son roman s’est hissé au firmament de la littérature contemporaine.
Leur amour semblait briller au firmament de la passion.
Le firmament semblait infini lors de cette nuit étoilée.
Des nuages sombres couvraient le firmament avant l’orage.

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English:firmament, pinnacle, ...
German:Firmament, Gipfel, ...
Italian:firmamento, cielo, ...
Spanish:firmamento, cima, ...
Portuguese:firmamento, auge, ...
Chinese:苍穹, 巅峰, ...
Japanese:蒼天, 頂点, ...
Arabic:فلك, ذروة, ...
Hebrew:רָקִיעַ, שִׂיא, ...
Russian:свод небесный, зени́т, ...
Ukrainian:фірманент, вершина, ...
Catalan:firmament, cel, ...
Danish:firmament, højdepunkt, ...
Dutch:firmament, hoogtepunt, ...
Greek:στερέωμα, αποκορύφωμα, ...
Khmer:មេឃ, កំពូល, ...
Korean:창공, 정상, ...
Polish:nieboskłon, szczyt, ...
Portuguese (BR):firmamento, ápice, ...
Romanian:firmament, cer, ...
Swedish:firmament, höjdpunkt, ...
Thai:ท้องฟ้า, จุดสูงสุด, ...
Turkish:gök kubbe, zirve, ...
Vietnamese:bầu trời, đỉnh cao, ...

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Definition of firmament - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

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