surplomb

syʁplɔ̃

Definition

Definition of surplomb - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

construction

TECH.

position où le haut dépasse plus que la base d'une construction

TECH.

Le surplomb de cette falaise rend l'escalade très dangereuse.

avancée

dépassement

comportementattitude de supériorité et de mépris envers quelqu'un

Il nous regarde toujours avec un surplomb insupportable.

condescendance

supériorité

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Images of surplomb

position où le haut dépasse plus que la base d'une construction

Expressions with surplomb

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en surplomb

adj.

qui dépasse au-dessus de quelque chose en faisant saillie

Le balcon en surplomb offre une vue magnifique sur la vallée.

Origin of surplomb

français, surplomb (sur + plomb)

Terms with surplomb included in their meaning

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corniche

aménagement routier

route construite en surplomb d'un précipice ou falaise

abri sous roche

géographie

espace protégé situé sous un surplomb ou une paroi rocheuse

corniche

météo alpine

accumulation de neige en surplomb formée par le vent

baume

géologie

abri naturel creusé sous une roche en surplomb

en contre-haut

adj.

position élevée

qui se trouve à un niveau plus élevé, en surplomb

Examples of surplomb in a sentence

L’architecte a calculé le surplomb du toit pour la sécurité.
Son surplomb envers ses collègues crée des tensions.
Le professeur a répondu avec un surplomb déconcertant.

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English:overhang, condescension, ...
German:Überhang, Überheblichkeit, ...
Italian:aggetto, atteggiamento di superiorità, ...
Spanish:saliente, altivez, ...
Portuguese:saliente, desdém, ...
Chinese:悬挑, 居高临下的态度, ...
Japanese:オーバーハング, 見下し, ...
Arabic:نتوء, تعالٍ, ...
Hebrew:זִיז, הִתְנַשְּׂאוּת, ...
Russian:свес, высокомерие, ...
Ukrainian:навис, зверхність, ...
Catalan:voladís, sura de superioritat, ...
Danish:udhæng, nedladenhed, ...
Dutch:overstek, neerbuigendheid, ...
Greek:προεξοχή, υπεροψία, ...
Hungarian:túlnyúlás, lekezelés, ...
Khmer:ផ្នែកលយ, ភាពក្រអឺតក្រទម, ...
Korean:돌출부, 거만함, ...
Polish:wysunięcie, pyszałkowatość, ...
Portuguese (BR):saliente, ar de superioridade, ...
Romanian:surplomb, aer de superioritate, ...
Swedish:överhäng, nedlåtenhet, ...
Thai:ส่วนยื่น, ท่าทีดูถูกเหยียดหยาม, ...
Turkish:çıkma, üstten bakma, ...
Vietnamese:phần nhô ra, thái độ trịch thượng, ...

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