sublimer

syblime

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Definition of sublimer - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

embellissementrendre plus beau, plus noble ou plus attrayant

Cette sauce sublime le goût du poisson.

embellir

magnifier

idéalisationidéaliser en purifiant de tout élément imparfait

Il sublime sa bien-aimée dans ses poèmes.

idéaliser

purifier

psychanalyse

TECH.

transposer ses pulsions vers un objet plus élevé

TECH.

L'artiste sublime sa souffrance dans son art.

canaliser

transposer

chimie

TECH.

faire passer directement un corps solide à l'état gazeux

TECH.

La glace sèche se sublime à température ambiante.

volatiliser

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se sublimer

se dépasser pour atteindre un niveau supérieur

L'artiste se sublime dans cette œuvre magistrale.

Origin of sublimer

latin, sub- (under) + limen (threshold)

Examples of sublimer in a sentence

L’artiste sublime la banalité du quotidien dans ses œuvres.
Elle sublime la réalité dans ses tableaux.
L’artiste cherche à sublimer la douleur par la création.
Il tente de sublimer ses désirs par la musique.
Elle sublime ses angoisses en écrivant des poèmes.
L'iode peut se sublimer sous certaines conditions.

On fait sublimer le solide dans un tube chauffé.

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English:enhance, idealize, ...
German:veredeln, idealisieren, ...
Italian:esaltare, idealizzare, ...
Spanish:sublimar, idealizar, ...
Portuguese:sublimar, idealizar, ...
Chinese:美化, 理想化, ...
Japanese:引き立てる, 理想化する, ...
Arabic:جَمَّلَ, مثّل بصورة مثالية, ...
Hebrew:לְהַעֲלֵה אֶת הָרוּחַ, לְסַגֵּל לְצּוּרָה אִידֵאָלִית, ...
Russian:подчёркивать, идеализировать, ...
Ukrainian:підкреслювати, ідеалізувати, ...
Catalan:sublimar, idealitzar, ...
Danish:løfte, sublimere, ...
Dutch:verheffen, verheerlijken, ...
Greek:εξυψώνω, υψώνω, ...
Khmer:លើកតម្កើង, ធ្វើឱ្យក្លាយជាអុត្តមគតិ, ...
Korean:더 돋보이게 하다, 이상화하다, ...
Polish:uszlachetniać, idealizować, ...
Portuguese (BR):sublimar, elevar à condição de ideal, ...
Romanian:a sublima, a sublimina, ...
Swedish:förädla, idealisera, ...
Thai:ยกระดับ, ยกย่องให้สูงส่ง, ...
Turkish:güzelleştirmek, idealleştirmek, ...
Vietnamese:làm tôn lên, lý tưởng hóa, ...

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