rococo

ʁɔkɔko

Definition

Definition of rococo - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

surchargéqui est trop chargé d'ornements ou de détails compliqués

Son discours rococo a ennuyé tout le monde.

surchargé

tarabiscoté

style artistiquequi appartient au style décoratif du 18ème siècle avec beaucoup d'ornements

Cette église baroque présente une façade rococo typique.

baroque

ornemental

désuet

Rare

qui est démodé et ne correspond plus aux goûts actuels

Rare

Ces idées rococo ne marchent plus aujourd'hui.

démodé

désuet

Noun, masc/fem

art

TECH.

style artistique et décoratif du dix-huitième siècle aux formes courbes

TECH.

Le rococo français influence encore l'architecture moderne.

rocaille

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Origin of rococo

italien, rococo (rocaille, coquille)

Terms with rococo included in their meaning

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art rocaille

style rococo

style artistique du 18ème siècle avec ornements raffinés et courbes

pompadour

adj.

art décoratif

qui évoque le style rococo élégant du dix-huitième siècle

style Régence

art décoratif

style artistique français de transition entre baroque et rococo vers 1715-1723

singerie

art rococo

décoration artistique montrant des singes imitant les humains

Examples of rococo in a sentence

Elle portait une robe rococo lors du bal.
Le miroir rococo ornait le salon principal.
Elle portait une robe au style rococo exubérant.
Cette robe a un style rococo qui ne plaît plus.
Son salon décoré façon rococo semble sorti d’un autre siècle.
Le musée expose une collection rare de rococo.

Le rococo se distingue par ses ornements exubérants.

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English:ornate, rococo, ...
German:überladen, Rokoko, ...
Italian:rococò, sorpassato, ...
Spanish:rococó, anticuado, ...
Portuguese:rococó, ultrapassado, ...
Chinese:过于繁复的, 洛可可, ...
Japanese:ロココ調の, ロココ, ...
Arabic:مزدحم بالزخارف, الروكوكو, ...
Hebrew:מְקֻשָּׁט מְיֻתָּר, רוֹקוֹקוֹ, ...
Russian:вычурный, рококо, ...
Ukrainian:рококо, застарілий, ...
Catalan:rococó, estil rococó, ...
Danish:rokoko, gammeldags, ...
Dutch:overdadig, rococo, ...
Greek:ροκοκό, ξεπερασμένος, ...
Khmer:លម្អលើសកម្រិត, រចនាបថសិល្បៈតុបតែងនៃសតវត្សទីដប់ប្រាំបីដែលមានលំនាំកោងកាច់, ...
Korean:지나치게 장식적인, 로코코, ...
Polish:przesadzony, rokoko, ...
Portuguese (BR):rococó, ultrapassado, ...
Romanian:rococo, stil rococo, ...
Swedish:rokoko, omodern, ...
Thai:ตกแต่งเว่อร์, โรโคโค, ...
Turkish:aşırı süslü, demode, ...
Vietnamese:rườm rà, phong cách Rococo, ...

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