protase

pʁɔtaz

Definition

Definition of protase - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

théâtre

Dated

première partie d'une pièce de théâtre qui présente le sujet

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La protase de cette tragédie expose clairement le conflit principal.

exposition

introduction

préambule

rhétorique

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première partie d'une figure de style basée sur des propositions similaires

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Dans cette isocolie, la protase établit le rythme du vers.

proposition initiale

divination

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proposition conditionnelle utilisée dans la divination antique sumérienne

Dated

Les devins sumériens formulaient des protases pour prédire l'avenir.

proposition conditionnelle

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Origin of protase

grec, protease (premier) + -ase (enzyme)

Examples of protase in a sentence

Dans sa protase, la pièce installe lentement la tension dramatique.
La protase de cette période oratoire résume les griefs de l’orateur.
La protase et l’apodose doivent garder un équilibre rythmique précis.
La moindre erreur dans la protase pouvait fausser tout l'oracle.
Chaque protase était soigneusement consignée sur des tablettes d’argile.

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English:prologue, protasis, ...
German:Protasis, ...
Italian:protasi, ...
Spanish:protasis, proposición condicional, ...
Portuguese:protase, ...
Chinese:序幕, 前句, ...
Japanese:発端部, プロタシス, ...
Arabic:مقدمة مسرحية, الجزء الأول من الأسلوب البلاغي, ...
Hebrew:פְּרוֹטָסִיס, פְּרוֹטָזָה, ...
Russian:экспозиция, первая часть сложного предложения, ...
Ukrainian:протаза, умовна частина пророцтва, ...
Catalan:protasi, ...
Danish:protase, en protase, ...
Dutch:expositie, protasis, ...
Greek:πρότασις, πρόταση εισαγωγής, ...
Hungarian:protázis, protaszisz, ...
Khmer:ផ្នែកបើករឿង, ឃ្លាដំបូង, ...
Korean:서막, 프로타세, ...
Polish:ekspozycja, część wstępna figury retorycznej, ...
Portuguese (BR):exposição, protase, ...
Romanian:protază, ...
Swedish:protasis, protas, ...
Thai:บทนำ, ภาคแรกของประโยคเปรียบเทียบในวาทศิลป์, ...
Turkish:giriş bölümü, koşullu önerme, ...
Vietnamese:phần mở đầu kịch, mệnh đề đầu, ...

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Definition of protase - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

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