sphinge

sfɛ̃ʒ

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Definition of sphinge - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

récits antiques

Rare

monstre féminin, tête humaine, corps de lion, ailes d'aigle

Rare

Dans les récits antiques, la sphinge posait des énigmes aux voyageurs.

chimère

créature

monstre

figuré

Rare

femme mystérieuse et énigmatique difficile à comprendre

Rare

Cette actrice reste une vraie sphinge pour les journalistes.

énigme

incompréhensible

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Origin of sphinge

grec, sphinx (monstre mythologique)

Examples of sphinge in a sentence

Le héros rêve qu’une sphinge lui pose une ultime question.
On la surnomme la sphinge du cinéma français.
Face à ses questions, elle reste une sphinge impassible.

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English:sphinx, enigma, ...
German:Sphinx, rätselhafte Frau, ...
Italian:sfinge, ...
Spanish:esfinge, mujer enigmática, ...
Portuguese:esfinge, ...
Chinese:斯芬克斯, 女谜, ...
Japanese:スフィンクス, 謎めいた女性, ...
Arabic:سِفِنْكْس, امرأة غامضة, ...
Hebrew:סְפִינְקְסִית, אִשָּׁה חִידָתִית, ...
Russian:сфинкс, загадочная женщина, ...
Ukrainian:сфінга, загадкова жінка, ...
Catalan:esfinx, ...
Danish:sfinks, en sfinks, ...
Dutch:sfinx, ...
Greek:σφίγγα, μυστηριώδης γυναίκα, ...
Hungarian:szphinx, ...
Khmer:ស្វីង, ស្ត្រីអាថ៌កំបាំង, ...
Korean:스핑크스, 수수께끼 같은 여자, ...
Polish:sfinga, tajemnicza kobieta, ...
Portuguese (BR):esfinge, sphinge, ...
Romanian:sfinxă, femeie enigmatică, ...
Swedish:sfinx, sphinx, ...
Thai:สฟิงซ์, หญิงลึกลับ, ...
Turkish:sfenks, esrarengiz kadın, ...
Vietnamese:nhân sư, người phụ nữ bí ẩn, ...

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Definition of sphinge - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

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