polar

pɔ laʁ

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Definition of polar - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masc/fem

littératureroman ou livre qui raconte une histoire policière avec des crimes

Il lit toujours des polars avant de dormir.

roman policier

thriller

habillementvêtement chaud en tissu doux qui protège du froid

Elle porte son polar rouge pour aller dehors.

polaire

étudiant

Rare

Slang

personne qui travaille tout le temps et ne pense qu'aux études

Rare

Slang

Ce polar révise même pendant les vacances.

bosseur

bûcheur

Adjective

géographierelatif aux régions situées près des pôles terrestres

Les ours polaires vivent dans les régions arctiques.

arctique

boréal

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vêtement chaud en tissu doux qui protège du froid

Origin of polar

grec, polares (polaire)

Examples of polar in a sentence

Les polars français sont très populaires à l’étranger.
Mon polar est mouillé après la randonnée.
Les enfants enfilent leurs polars avant de sortir jouer.
Les polars préfèrent la bibliothèque aux soirées entre amis.
Ce polar a encore refusé de sortir pour finir ses devoirs.
La nuit polaire dure plusieurs mois en Antarctique.

Les expéditions polaires nécessitent un équipement spécialisé.

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English:detective novel, polar, ...
German:Krimi, polar, ...
Italian:giallo, polare, ...
Spanish:novela policíaca, polar, ...
Portuguese:policial, polar, ...
Chinese:侦探小说, 极地的, ...
Japanese:推理小説, 極地の, ...
Arabic:رواية بوليسية, قطبي, ...
Hebrew:רוֹמָן בַּלָּשִׁי, קוֹטְבִּי, ...
Russian:детектив, полярный, ...
Ukrainian:детектив, полярний, ...
Catalan:novel.la negra, forro polar, ...
Danish:krimi, polær, ...
Dutch:detective, polaire, ...
Greek:αστυνομικό μυθιστόρημα, πολικός, ...
Hungarian:krimi, sarkvidéki, ...
Khmer:ប្រលោមលោកស៊ើបអង្កេត, ប៉ូល, ...
Korean:추리 소설, 극지의, ...
Polish:kryminał, polarny, ...
Portuguese (BR):romance policial, polar, ...
Romanian:roman polițist, polar, ...
Swedish:deckare, polar, ...
Thai:นิยายสืบสวนสอบสวน, ขั้วโลก, ...
Turkish:polisiyesi, kutup, ...
Vietnamese:tiểu thuyết trinh thám, cực, ...

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