en creux

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English

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from French en creux.

Adverb

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en creux (not comparable)

  1. (engraving) In intaglio; by sinking or hollowing out the design.

French

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Pronunciation

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Adverb

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en creux

  1. (engraving) counter-relief, hollow, in intaglio, en creux
    Coordinate term: en relief
    une gravure en creux(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. (figuratively) by contrast, implicitly
    il ressort en creux que …(please add an English translation of this usage example)

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