en creux
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from French en creux.
Adverb
[edit]en creux (not comparable)
- (engraving) In intaglio; by sinking or hollowing out the design.
French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]- (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)
- (figuratively) by contrast, implicitly
- il ressort en creux que … ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)