repoussoir

ʁəpuswaʁ

Definition

Definition of repoussoir - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

peinture

TECH.

élément sombre placé au premier plan d'un tableau pour créer la profondeur

TECH.

Ce rocher sombre sert de repoussoir dans cette peinture de paysage.

rejetpersonne ou chose qui provoque le rejet ou la répulsion

Sa personnalité désagréable en fait un véritable repoussoir pour ses collègues.

menuiserie

TECH.

outil servant à faire sortir des clous ou des chevilles

TECH.

L'artisan utilise un repoussoir pour extraire les clous rouillés.

arrache-clou

extracteur

relief

TECH.

instrument qui sert à faire ressortir les reliefs d'un matériau

TECH.

Le graveur travaille avec un repoussoir pour créer des motifs en relief.

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outil servant à faire sortir des clous ou des chevilles

Expressions with repoussoir

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servir de repoussoir

être utilisé comme exemple négatif pour valoriser autre chose

Cette ancienne voiture sert de repoussoir à la nouvelle.

Origin of repoussoir

français, repousser (pousser en arrière)

Examples of repoussoir in a sentence

Le peintre a placé un personnage en repoussoir pour accentuer la lumière.
Ce film est un repoussoir pour les amateurs de comédies.
La maison délabrée sert de repoussoir aux visiteurs.
Le repoussoir est indispensable pour retirer les chevilles en bois.
Sans repoussoir, il est difficile d’enlever certains clous.
Elle utilise un repoussoir pour façonner le métal.

Le repoussoir est indispensable en orfèvrerie.

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English:foreground contrast, repellent, ...
German:Repoussoir, Abschreckung, ...
Italian:repoussoir, repulsivo, ...
Spanish:repoussoir, espantajo, ...
Portuguese:elemento escuro em primeiro plano, repulsivo, ...
Chinese:衬托物, 令人反感的人, ...
Japanese:前景の暗部, 嫌われ者, ...
Arabic:عنصر تعتيم, منفِّر, ...
Hebrew:רֶפּוּסוּאָר, דּוֹחֶה, ...
Russian:репуссуар, отталкивающий, ...
Ukrainian:репусуар, відраза, ...
Catalan:repulsor, rebutjador, ...
Danish:repoussoir, skræmmebillede, ...
Dutch:rekwisiet, afschrikmiddel, ...
Greek:repoussoir, απόρριψη, ...
Khmer:ធាតុខាងមុខពណ៌ងងឹតបង្កើតជម្រៅ, អ្វីដែលគួរឱ្យខ្ពើមរអើម, ...
Korean:전경의 암부, 기피 대상, ...
Polish:ciemny element na pierwszym planie, odpychacz, ...
Portuguese (BR):elemento de fundo, rejeição, ...
Romanian:repoussoir, rebut, ...
Swedish:repoussoir, avskräckande exempel, ...
Thai:องค์ประกอบเน้นความลึก, ตัวผลักไส, ...
Turkish:ön plan koyu öge, itici unsur, ...
Vietnamese:yếu tố đệm tối, người gây phản cảm, ...

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Definition of repoussoir - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

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