| anglais > français | |
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| embody | |
| 1. v. Représenter une forme physique, incarner, personnifier. | |
| As the car salesperson approached, wearing a plaid suit and slicked-back hair, he seemed to embody sleaze. | |
| Tandis que le vendeur de voitures s'approchait, portant un costume de tissu écossais et des cheveux gominés plaqués en arrière, il semblait incarner la sordidité. | |
| 2. v. Inclure ou représenter quelqu'un. | |
| The US Constitution aimed to embody the ideals of diverse groups of people, from Puritans to Deists. | |
| La constitution des États-Unis visait à représenter les idéaux de divers groupes de gens, des puritains aux déistes. | |
| anglais > anglais | |
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| embody | |
| 1. v. To represent in a physical form; to incarnate or personify |  |
| As the car salesman approached, wearing a plaid suit and slicked-back hair, he seemed to embody sleaze. | |
| 2. v. To include or represent, especially as part of a cohesive whole | |
| The US Constitution aimed to embody the ideals of diverse groups of people, from Puritans to Deists. | |
| The principle was recognized by some of the early Greek philosophers who embodied it in their systems. | |
| 3. v. (intransitive) To unite in a body or mass. | |
