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Summary

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aphorism:
- expression; aphorisme; maxime
Wiktionary:
- aphorism → aphorisme
- aphorism → aphorisme

English

Detailed Translations for aphorism from English to French

aphorism:

aphorism [the ~] nomen

the aphorism (saying; maxim)
l'expression; l'aphorisme; la maxime
- expression [la ~] nomen
- aphorisme [le ~] nomen
- maxime [la ~] nomen
the aphorism (maxim)
l'aphorisme
- aphorisme [le ~] nomen

Translation Matrix for aphorism:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
aphorisme	aphorism; maxim; saying	rhetorical expression; saying
expression	aphorism; maxim; saying	expression; facial expression; formulation; idiom; look; meaning; phrase; phrasing; saying; statement; term; turn of phrase; utterance; vocabulary; wording
maxime	aphorism; maxim; saying	axiom; central argument; dogma; fundamental property; main proposition; maxim; motto; precept; principle; slogan; tenet
-	apophthegm; apothegm

Related Words for "aphorism":

aphorisms

Synonyms for "aphorism":

apothegm; apophthegm; maxim; axiom

Related Definitions for "aphorism":

a short pithy instructive saying¹

Wiktionary Translations for aphorism:

aphorism

noun

short phrase conveying some principle or concept of thought
- aphorism → aphorisme

aphorism

noun

court phrase exprimer un principe ou un concept de pensée.
- aphorisme → aphorism

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• aphorism	→ aphorisme	↔ aforisme — korte spreuk met een kernachtige boodschap
• aphorism	→ aphorisme	↔ Aphorismus — Sinnspruch, kurz und treffend formulierter Prosaausspruch oder Gedanke; Gedankensplitter, kurz hingeworfener, geistreicher Gedanke

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